Mrs Beetons Drinks Recipes Revisited
Champagne Cup
1.1lt (2 pints) bottle Champagne
2 bottles Soda Water
1 Liqueur glass Brandy or Curaçoa
2 tbsp Caster Sugar
450g (1lb) Crushed Ice
1 Sprig Green Borage
Put all the ingredients into a silver cup.
Stir together.
Hand the cup round with a clean napkin passed through one of the handles, so that the edge of the cup may be wiped after each guest has partaken of the contents thereof.
Should the above proportion of sugar not be found sufficient to suit some tastes, increase the quantity.
When borage is not easily obtainable, substitute for it a few slices of cucumber rind.
Seasonable: Suitable for pic-nics, balls, weddings and other festive occasions.
CHAMPAGNE-CUP
1832. INGREDIENTS - 1 quart bottle of champagne, 2 bottles of soda-water, 1 liqueur-glass of brandy or Curaçoa, 2 tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar, 1 lb. of pounded ice, a sprig of green borage.
Mode - Put all the ingredients into a silver cup; stir them together, and serve the same as claret-cup No. 1831. Should the above proportion of sugar not be found sufficient to suit some tastes, increase the quantity. When borage is not easily obtainable, substitute for it a few slices of cucumber-rind.
Seasonable - Suitable for pic-nics, balls, weddings, and other festive occasions.
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