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Eau Sucre

Eau Sucre is simply sugar dissolved in boiling water.

sugar · water · plain · utility · domestic · french

Served in Container.

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Cooling Cups and Dainty Drinks by William Terrington (1869, p.202) — Terrington 1869

0.5 lbsugar base
1 pintwater — boiling waterdilution
  1. Dissolve the sugar in the boiling water.

This belongs more to the book's utility layer than to its finished-drink corpus, but it is clearly part of the printed beverage suite.

Essentially a simple syrup at serving strength.

See also: Essence of Punch, Toast-and-Water, Lait Sucre

A French utility entry rather than a standalone mixed drink.