The Bar-tender's Guide: How to mix all kinds of plain and fancy drinks (1887)
by Jerry Thomas
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Soda Negus.

(About one quart.)

  • Take 1 pint of Port wine.
  • Take 8 lumps of white loaf sugar.
  • Take 6 cloves.
  • Take Grated nutmeg sufficient to fill a small teaspoon.

Put the above ingredients into a thoroughly clean sauce pan, warm and stir them well, but do not suffer the mixture to boil. Pour it into a pitcher or bowl, and upon the warm wine decant a bottle of plain soda-water.

This makes a delicious effervescing drink.