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Almond Cream

Peel and pound to a paste three dozen sweet almonds. Boil in two quarts of milk until soft, and then add one half pound of sugar and a teaspoonful of vanilla. When cool strain through a fine sieve. Put on ice until thoroughly chilled.

Fever Drink No. 1 Wash and dry one sprig of sage, two sprigs of balm, and a little sorrel. Put in a stone jug with one small lemon, peeled and sliced thin, with a small piece of the peel. Cover with three pints of boiling water. Add sugar to taste, and keep covered until cold. Strain.

Fever Drink No. 2 Squeeze the juice of two lemons into one quart of cold water and add one teaspoonful of cream of tartar. Stir well and use at once.