1934 The bon Vivant's Companion (7th printing 1934) by Jerry Thomas

NEGUS

Neg US

Tn HIS is an English beverage and derives its name from Colonel Negus ^ who is said to have invented it. It may be made of sherry or any other sweet wine, but it is more usually made of port.

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PORT WINE NEGUS

To every pint of port wine One-quarter pound of loaf allow. sugar. One quart of boiling water. One lemon. Grated nutmeg to taste. Put the wine into a jug, rub some lumps of sugar (equal to one-fourth pound)on the lemon rind until all the yellow part of the skin is absorbed, then squeeze the juice and strain it. Add the sugar and lemon juice to the port wine, with the grated nutmeg; pour over it the boiling water, cover the jug, and when the beverage has cooled a little, it will be fit for use.

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PORT WINE NEGUS

Another recipe

One wineglass of port wine. One teaspoonful of sugar.

Fill tumbler one-third full with hot water. 1 Colonel Francis Negus, of the English Army, who died in 1732. 103