1929 The Bon Vivant's Companion or How to Mix Drinks by Jerry Thomas

THE BON VIVANT's COMPANION

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AI-E FLIP

Put on the fire in a saucepan one quart of ale, and let it boil; have ready the whites of two eggs and the yolks of four, well beaten up separately; add them by degrees to four tablespoonfuls of moist sugar,and half a nutmeg grated. When all are well mixed, pour on the boiling ale by degrees, beating up the mixture continually; then pour it rapidly backward and forward from one jug to another,keeping one jug raised high above the other, till the flip is smooth and finely frothed. This is a good remedy to take at the com mencement of a cold.

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HOT ENGLISH ALE FLIP

One quart

This is prepared in the same manner as Rum Flip, omitting the rum,and the whites of two of the eggs.

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EGG FLIP

Put a quart of ale in a saucepan on the fire to boil; in the meantime, beat up the yolks of four, with the whites of two eggs, adding four tablespoonfuls of brown sugar and a little nutmeg; pour on the ale by degrees, beating up, so as to prevent the mixture from curdling; then pour back and forward repeatedly from vessel to vessel, raising the hand to as great a height as possible—which process produces the smoothness and frothing essential to the good quality of the flip. This is excellent for a cold, and from its fleecy ap pearance, is sometimes designated a Yard of Flannel. 116