To mull Wine

The housekeeper's instructor; or, uni... · William Augustus Henderson · 1791
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The housekeeper's instructor; or, universal family cook
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Ingredients (6)
Instructions (9)
  1. Grate half a nutmeg into a pint of wine.
  2. Sweeten it to your taste with loaf-sugar.
  3. Set it over the fire, and when it boils, take it off to cool.
  4. Beat up the yolks of four eggs.
  5. Put them into a little cold wine, and mix them carefully with the hot, a little at a time.
  6. Then pour it backwards and forwards till it looks fine and bright.
  7. Set it on the fire again till it is quite hot and pretty thick.
  8. Pour it again backwards and forwards several times.
  9. Serve it in chocolate cups, with long slices of bread toasted of a nice light brown.
Original Text
To mull Wine. GRATE half a nutmeg into a pint of wine, and sweeten it to your taste with loaf-sugar. Set it over the fire, and when it boils, take it off to cool. Beat up the yolks of four eggs, put them into a little cold wine, and mix them carefully with the hot, a little at a time. Then pour it backwards and forwards till it looks fine and bright. Set it on the fire again till it is quite hot and pretty thick, pour it again backwards and forwards several times, and serve it in chocolate cups, with long slices of bread toasted of a nice light brown.
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