Rub the yolks of two eggs with half an ounce of
white sugar; add four ounces of cinnamon water; one coffee-spoonful of
white sugar.
Cold Eggnog.--Beat up an egg; add to it two teaspoonfuls of sugar, a
glassful of milk and a tablespoonful of brandy or good whisky; mix
thoroughly.
Hot Eggnog.--Beat up the yolk of one egg; add a teaspoonful or two of
sugar and a glassful of hot milk; strain and add a tablespoonful of brandy
or old whisky, or flavor with nutmeg or wine.
Egg Broth.--Beat up an egg and add to it half a teaspoonful of sugar and a
pinch of salt; over this pour a glass of hot milk and serve immediately.
Hot water, broth, soup, or tea may be used in place of milk.
Egg Cordial.--Beat up the white of an egg until light; add a tablespoonful
of cream and beat up together, then add two tablespoonfuls of sugar and a
tablespoonful of brandy.
Caudle.--Beat up an egg to a froth; add a wineglassful of sherry wine, and
sweeten with a teaspoonful of sugar; if desired flavor with lemon peel.
Stir this mixture into a half-pint of gruel; over this grate a little
nutmeg and serve with hot toast.
Albumin Water.--Beat the white of one egg until very light and strain
through a clean napkin. Add six ounces of water. If intended for an infant
a pinch of salt may be added. A teaspoonful or more of sugar and a
teaspoonful or more of lemon juice, orange juice, or sherry wine may be
added to enhance its palatableness. This drink may also conveniently be
made by placing all the ingredients in a lemon-shaker, shaking until
thoroughly mixed and then straining. Serve cold.
Apple Water.--Pour a cupful of boiling water over two mashed baked apples;
cool, strain, and sweeten. Serve with shaved ice if desired.
Currant Juice.--Take an ounce of currant juice or a tablespoonful of
currant jelly. Over this pour a cupful of boiling water (use cold water
with the juice) and sweeten to taste.
Lemonade.--Take the juice of one lemon or three tablespoonfuls of lemon
juice; add from one to three tablespoonfuls of sugar and a cupful (six
ounces) of cold water. Serve with cracked or shaved ice if desired.
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Syrup for Cough of Long Standing.--"Five cents worth of flax seed, a
little rock candy, two tablespoons of best brandy and a lemon makes the
finest cough syrup in the world. Steep flaxseed a short time, strain and
add rock candy to sweeten, then juice of one lemon and the brandy. One
physician says it is as go
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