Cooling Cups and Dainty Drinks by William Terrington (1869, p.185) — Terrington 1869

1 wine-glassgin and bitters — gin-and-bittersbase
ginger — Grated.base
1 pintale — good aleother
  1. Grate some ginger into a quart pot.
  2. Add the wine-glass of gin-and-bitters and then the heated ale.
  3. Drink while the mixture is frothing.

This compact named ale cup shows how even brisk mixed-beer serves could still be framed as cups in Terrington.

Its identity depends on immediacy and foam retention rather than maceration or standing time.

See also: Cambridge Ale Cup, Freemasons' Cup, Purl

The source titles it 'Ale Cup, or Jehu's Nectar' and says it should be drunk while frothing.