NEGUS

a well known beverage, named after its originator, Colonel Negus. It is made of either port or sherry, mixed with about twice its bulk of hot water, lump sugar, a little lemon juice, grated nutmeg and a small fragment of the yellow peel of the lemon. The flavor of the beverage is further improved by the addition of about one drop of essence of ambergris, or eight or ten drops of vanilla essence, for each dozen glasses.