Beverages
EGG NOG–MARYLAND STYLE
Beat the yolk of one egg, add a teaspoonful of sugar, and a small pinch of salt, then pour in slowly stirring all the while a cup of milk. Pour in a glass and put spoonful of whipped cream on top and any quantity of “flavoring desired.”
SWANEE FRUIT PUNCH
Two cups of sugar,
One cup of water,
One cup of tea,
One pint of strawberry syrup,
Juice of ten lemons,
Juice of six oranges,
Two cans of grated pineapple,
One large bottle of Maraschino cherries.
Make syrup by boiling sugar and water together for ten minutes. Add the tea, fruit juices, pineapple, and strawberry syrup. Let stand thirty minutes, strain and add enough iced water to make one or one and one-half gallons of liquid. Turn into large punch bowl over a piece of ice and lastly add cherries. This quantity will serve about ten people.
LOUISIANIA COFFEE
One heaping tablespoonful of coffee, a little white of egg, one cup of boiling water (Allow this quantity for each person). Scald the coffee pot, add the coffee, egg, and sufficient cold water to moisten. Mix well, add the boiling water and cook five minutes. Then place where it will keep hot, but not cook, for fifteen minutes. It is then ready to serve.
