Cooling Cups and Dainty Drinks by William Terrington (1869, p.183) — Terrington 1869

1 gillbrandy or whisky base
3 bottleslemonade or soda water — lemonade or soda-waterdilution
1 sliceCucumber — Optional if desired for a cool taste.garnish
1 quartcider other
1 scruplepear essence — essence of jargonelle pear (acetate of amyl)other
1 bottleperry other
2 dessert-spoonfulsguava or quince jelly sweetener
sugar — To taste.sweetener
  1. Infuse the brandy or whisky with the jargonelle-pear essence and the guava or quince jelly.
  2. Add the optional cucumber, cider, perry, and sugar to taste.
  3. Add the lemonade or soda-water and ice up.

Garnish: Optional cucumber.

Ice: Iced up

The use of acetate of amyl makes this one of the most chemically modern-feeling cup formulas in the book.

It shows period synthetic flavoring entering the cup tradition very directly.

See also: Cider Cup No. 3, Cider Cup No. 5, Stone Fence

Cucumber may be added if desired for a cool taste.