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BALTIMORE EGG NOGG.
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lastly, let the whites float on top, and ornament with colored sugars. Cool in a tub of ice, and serve.


Sherry Egg Nogg.

(Use large bar-glass.)

  • Take 1½ tea-spoonful of fine white sugar.
  • Take 1 fresh egg.
  • Take 2 or 3 small lumps of ice.
  • Take 2 wine-glasses of Sherry wine.

Fill the glass with rich milk, shake up until the egg is thoroughly mixed with the other ingredients. Strain the mixture into a large goblet, excluding the ice, and grate a little nutmeg on top.


General Harrison’s Egg Nogg.

(Use large bar-glass.)

  • Take 1½ tea-spoonful of sugar.
  • Take 1 fresh egg.
  • Take 2 or 3 small lumps of ice.

Fill the tumbler with cider, and shake well. This is a delicious drink, and was very popular on the Mississippi river in old times. It is said to have been General Harrison’s favorite beverage.


Baltimore Egg Nogg.

(for a party of ten.)

  • Take ½ pint of brandy (or Jamaica Rum).
  • Take 2 wine-glasses of Madeira wine.