1927 Drinks of All Kinds

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WINTEfi PRINKS

NEGUS. Negus may be made of sherry or any other sweet wine (see page 122), but portwine ?s njore usual. Colonel Negus is said to have invented this beverage. Port Wine Negus. Put a pint of port wine into a jug, and rub some lumps of sugar (equal to a quarter of a pound) on the rind of a lemon ; then squeeze the juice of the lemon and strain it, adding the sugar and lemon juice to the port wine, with a little grated nutmeg. Add to this a quart of boiling water, cover the jug, and when cooled a little the beverage will be fit for use. Put into a small tumbler one wineglass ofport wine with two small lumps of sugar, and half fill with boiling water; add a small portion of the rind of a lemon, and dust with nutmeg. Soda. Make hot two wineglasses of port wine, in which you have put a teaspoonful oficing sugar a little grated nutmeg, and a little pounded cloves ; add to this one wineglass of boiling water and a split bottle of soda-water. This is a delicious drink, well adapted to those who do not take punch or potent spirit after supper. Port Wine. Another Mixture.