Drinking Cups and Their Customs by Henry Porter and George Roberts (1869, p.55) — Drinking Cups 1869

1 glassbrandy base
2 quartcider — old bottled ciderbase
1 lemonlemon slice — lemongarnish
1 glassnoyau modifier
littleginger — powdered gingerother
0.5 nutmegnutmeg — Grated.other
sugar — Sweeten to taste, fully melted.sweetener
  1. Mix cider with sugar, nutmeg, ginger, brandy, noyau, and lemon slices; make two hours before wanted and stand in ice.

Garnish: Lemon slices

Ice: Iced

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