On Uncle Sam's Water Wagon

Five hundred delicious drinks and no bar bill — Prohibition-eve refreshment from 1919, tea to temperance punch.

Egg Drinks

25 recipes in this part of On Uncle Sam's Water Wagon.

Hot Malted Milk and Ginger

Mix to a smooth paste one tablespoonful of malted milk with a little cream. Add two tablespoonfuls of ginger syrup, and fill up with hot…

Hot Malted Milk Eggnogg

Mix two tablespoonfuls of malted milk with a little hot water to a smooth paste. Beat one egg until light and add to the malted milk, and…

The Hamilton

Mix one and one half teaspoonfuls of malted milk with three tablespoonfuls of plain syrup, add the juice of one lemon and a spoonful of ice…

Alhambra Shake

Mix in a glass one tablespoonful each of vanilla and strawberry syrups; add one egg, one half teaspoonful of malted milk, two or three…

The Jefferson

To one egg add two tablespoonfuls of vanilla syrup, six tablespoonfuls of sweet cream, and two and one half teaspoonfuls of malted milk…

Egg Drinks

When taken To be well shaken.

Eggnogg

Beat until very light the yolk of one egg with one teaspoonful of sugar, then add the stiffly beaten white of the egg. Put in glass and…

Coffee Eggnogg

Beat one egg with one teaspoonful of sugar, a pinch of salt, and two thirds cup of clear coffee. Shake well before serving.

Instantaneous Eggnogg

Beat two eggs until very light, then add two and one half tablespoonfuls of sugar, a pinch of salt, one and one half teaspoonfuls…

Cocoa Eggnogg

Beat the white of an egg until very stiff, and add, while beating constantly, one teaspoonful of sugar, one teaspoonful of cocoa, and a…

Moxie Eggnogg

Beat one egg until very light, and add one half cup of ice cold moxie gradually, while beating constantly.

Cider Eggnogg

Put four lumps of ice in a tall glass, one teaspoonful of sugar, and one unbeaten fresh egg. Fill up the glass with sweet cider. Shake…

Egg Flip

Beat the white of one egg stiffly and sprinkle a few grains of white pepper on it. Pour one teacupful of boiling milk over the egg white…

Egg Sour

Put in a small glass two or three pieces of ice, one tablespoonful of powdered sugar, one egg, and the juice of one lemon. Shake well and…

Glasgow Eggnogg

Beat one egg until very light and put in a tall glass with two teaspoonfuls of powdered sugar and the juice of one lemon. Fill up the glass…

Brunswick Eggnogg

One fresh egg, half a tablespoonful of sugar, and half a glass of finely chopped ice. Shake well and strain. Serve in tall glass with a…

Yuletide Eggnogg

Place in a bowl the yolks of one dozen fresh eggs, and the stiffly beaten whites of two of the eggs; beat very light, then add a cup and a…

Garden Shake

Whip the white of one egg to a froth with eight tablespoonfuls of cream and add three tablespoonfuls of violet or rose syrup. Fill up the…

The Lenox

Add one egg to the juice of one lemon and one tablespoonful of powdered sugar. Shake with cracked ice, strain into a tall glass and fill up…

Whipped Cream Shake

Have two glasses: into one put two tablespoonfuls of any flavored syrup and half fill with soda water. Into the other glass put six…

Oriental Egg

Mix four tablespoonfuls of orgeat syrup and four tablespoonfuls of sweet cream, add one egg and cracked ice. Shake well and strain into…

The San Remo

Whip the white of one egg with two tablespoonfuls of plain syrup, flavored with a few drops of vanilla extract. Add one half glassful of…

The Blackstone

Shake briskly one egg with two tablespoonfuls of cold water, and pour into a glass one half full of cracked ice, and add slowly while…

Hot Cream Shake

Mix the white of one egg with two tablespoonfuls of sweet cream and two tablespoonfuls of vanilla syrup. Shake well and pour into a glass…

Hot Egg Shake

Add the juice of one half lemon and two teaspoonfuls of sugar to one egg. Shake well and fill up glass with hot water. Bouillon and Egg No…

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