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Shrub, Brandy

Cut off in thin strips the rind of a large fresh lemon, and put these in a bottle, with the strained juice of two lemons and two pints of best brandy. Cork the bottle closely, and let the liqueur stand in a cool place for four days. Strain it, and mix with it one pint and a half of sherry or Marsala, three-quarters of a pound of clarified loaf sugar, and as much grated nutmeg as will stand on a threepenny piece. Filter the preparation, and it will be ready for use. Very good milk punch may be made of the dregs which remain after the shrub is poured off. To make it, pour upon the dregs three times the quantity of warm but not boiling milk. Stir the preparation briskly for a few minutes, then leave it in a cool place for three days. Pour off the clear liquor, and strain the thick part through a tamis. Time, four days. Sufficient for half a gallon of shrub.