Cooling Cups and Dainty Drinks by William Terrington (1869, p.195) — Terrington 1869
| spirit — Use equal quantity with the hot water. | base | |
| water — hot water | dilution | |
| sugar — Sweeten to taste. | sweetener |
- Combine equal quantities of spirit and hot water.
- Sweeten to taste and serve.
The stark brevity is itself historically useful because it shows toddy as a known service grammar rather than a novel recipe.
This entry functions almost like a formula definition inside the book.