Daly's Bartenders' Encyclopedia by Tim Daly (1903, p.91)
| 1 jigger | brandy | base |
| 1 bar spoonful | sugar — pulverized sugar | base |
| milk — Add milk to fill glass. | dilution | |
| 2 jiggers | port — port wine | modifier |
| 1 | egg — fresh egg | other |
| 0.5 glass | ice — fine ice | other |
| nutmeg — Add nutmeg. | other |
- Shake the pulverized sugar, egg, brandy, port wine, fine ice, and milk well.
- Strain into a thin bar glass, add nutmeg, and serve with straws.
Garnish: Nutmeg.
Ice: Fine ice
Daly's meal-equivalent note is a useful period example of how substantial some restorative mixed drinks could be.
Its identity lies in the dense milk-and-port build more than in any aromatic accent.