Cider Cup
INGREDIENTS for cup for 4 persons.-1 quart bottle of cider, 1 bottle of Harstin's seltzer, 1/21 a glass of brandy or liqueur, 1 lemon, 2 tablespoonfuls of pounded sugar, borage, or a few slices of cucumber. AVERAGE COST, 2s. Put the sugar in a jug with the lemon rind and half the juice, pour over the brandy, and set on ice. When the cup is sufficiently flavoured with the lemon peel, take it out and add the seltzer; then pour all into a glass jug in which have been placed a few sprigs of borage.
SEASONABLE in summer.
Claret Cup. INGREDIENTS for sufficient for 4 persons.-1 bottle of claret, 1 bottle of soda-water, about 1/2 lb. of pounded ice, 4 tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar, 1 liqueurglass of Maraschino, a sprig of green borage.
AVERAGE COST. 3s.
CLARET CUP.
Put all the ingredients into a silver cup, regulating the proportion of ice by the state of the weather; if very warm, a larger quantity would be necessary, CLARIFIED SUGAR.