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Ingredients.—1 wineglass of old brandy, 20 drops of pine-apple syrup, 20 drops of Maraschino, 12 drops of Angostura bitters, ½ a glass of champagne, 2 or 3 ripe strawberries, shaved ice, lemon-peel.

Method.—Nearly fill a large tumbler with shaved ice, and pour all the liquids, except the champagne, over it. Shake well, strain into another tumbler in which the strawberries and lemon-peel have been placed, add the champagne, and serve at once.

Ingredients.—¼ of a pint of sherry, 1 teaspoonful of orange-juice, 1 teaspoonful of fine white sugar, crushed ice.

Method.—Half fill a large tumbler with ice, pour over it the sherry and orange-juice, cover, and shake well. Strain into another tumbler containing the sugar, stir well, and serve with straws.

Ingredients.—1 glass of sherry, 1 egg, 1 teaspoonful of castor sugar, or to taste, nutmeg, crushed ice.

Method.—Beat the egg well, add the sugar, sherry, and a little crushed ice, shake well until sufficiently cooled, then strain into a small glass, and serve.

Ingredients.—1 wineglassful of gin, the white of 1 egg, the juice of ½ a lemon, 1 teaspoonful of sugar, crushed ice, a little seltzer water.

Method.—Beat the white of egg well, add to it the gin, lemon-juicelemon-juice, [sic] sugar, and 1 tablespoonful of crushed ice. Shake well until sufficiently cooled, then strain into a deep champagne glass, fill up with seltzer water, and serve.

Ingredients.—1 wineglass of gin, the juice of ½ a lemon, the white of 1 egg, 1 teaspoonful of icing sugar, a pinch of carbonate of soda, pounded ice.

Method.—Fill a tumbler 3 parts full with pounded ice, pour over this the gin and lemon-juice, then add the white of egg beaten to a stiff froth. Shake well, then strain into another tumbler containing the icing sugar, and carbonate of soda, and serve at once.