1927 Drinks of All Kinds

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CRUSTAS.—CUPS

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CUPS. Cups are extremely popular, and specially adapted for all descriptions of parties, picnics, race luncheons, etc. Badminton. Peel half a middle-sized cucumber, and put it into a silver cup or bowl with four ounces of icing sugar, juice of a lemon, a little nutmeg, half a glass of cura9oa, and a bottle of claret; when the sugar is thoroughly dissolved, pour in a bottle of soda-water, ice, and it is ready for use. A couple of sprigs of borage is an im provement when obtainable. Balaclava. Throw into a large bowl the thinly pared rind of half a lemon, add two tablespoonfuls of icing sugar, the juice of two lemons, and the half of a small cucumber cut into thin slices with the peel on. Mix well; then add two bottles of soda-water, two bottles of claret, and one of champagne; stir well together; add a small piece of balm, put in a small block of ice, and serve. Chablis. Dissolve four or five lumps of sugar in a quarter of a pint of boiling water, and put it into a bowl with a very thin slice of lemon-peel; let it stand for half an hour, then add a bottle of chablis, a sprig of verbena, a wineglass of sherry, and half a pint of water. Mix well, and let it stand for half an hour, then strain, ice, and pour in a bottle of soda water.

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