American and Other Drinks by Leo Engel (1878, p.50) — Another Way
| a little | lemon peel — dried lemon peel | acid |
| 1 teaspoon | ginger — grated ginger or nutmeg | base |
| 1 gill | rum — old rum or brandy | base |
| 1.5 pint | ale — rather more than | other |
| 4 whole | egg — eggs | other |
| 4 ounce | sugar — moist sugar | sweetener |
- Heat the ale, beat the eggs with sugar and spice, then mix by pouring from pitcher to pitcher until smooth as cream.
Ice: None