The Bar-tender's Guide/Claret Cup

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The Bar-tender's Guide: How to mix all kinds of plain and fancy drinks (1887)
by Jerry Thomas
3889518The Bar-tender's Guide: How to mix all kinds of plain and fancy drinks — Fancy English Drinks1887Jerry Thomas

Claret Cup.

  • Take 1 bottle of claret.
  • Take ½ pint of cold water.
  • Take 1 table-spoonful of powdered sugar.
  • Take 1 tea-spoonful of powdered cinnamon, cloves and allspice, mixed.
  • Take 1 small lemon.

Mix the ingredients well together, adding the thin rind of the lemon. This is a nice summer beverage for evening parties.