Port Wine Negus.
(Use small bar-glass.)
- Take 1 wine-glass of Port wine.
- Take 1 tea-spoonful of sugar.
Fill tumbler one-third full with hot water, and grate a little nutmeg on top before serving.
Port Wine Negus.
(General rule for preparing a quantity.)
- To every pint of Port wine allow:
- Take 1 quart of boiling water.
- Take ¼ of a pound of loaf-sugar.
- Take 1 lemon.
- Take Grated nutmeg to taste.
Put the wine into a jug, rub some lumps of sugar (equal to one-quarter of a pound) on the lemon rind until all the yellow part of the skin is absorbed, then squeeze the juice and strain it. Add the sugar and lemon-juice to the Port wine, with the grated nutmeg; pour over it the boiling water, cover the jug, and when the beverage has cooled a little, it will be fit for use.
Negus may also be made of Sherry, or any other sweet wine, but it is more usually made of Port.
This is an English beverage and derives its name from Colonel Negus, who is said to have invented it.