Chapter XXII · Drinks and Refreshments · No. 2951
2951—Claret Cup
Put into a crystal bowl one oz. of loaf-sugar, the rind of one lemon and three slices of the latter, an equal quantity of orange, one strip of cucumber peel, one tablespoonful of Angostura Bitter, and a liqueur-glassful of each of the following liqueurs:—Brandy, Maraschino and white Curaçao.
Complete with one and a half bottles of red wine and a bottle of Soda. Cover and let the whole infuse. Strain, add a few pieces of very clean ice and a few leaves of fresh mint.
Escoffier, A. (1907). A Guide to Modern Cookery, No. 2951, p. 819. London: William Heinemann. Translation of Le Guide Culinaire (1903).
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