A Birthday Syllabub

Source: Eliza Acton, 1845

Instructions

  1. Put into a large bowl half a pound of sugar broken small and pour on it the strained juice of a couple of fresh lemons. Stir these well together.
  2. Add a pint of port wine, a pint of sherry, and half a pint of brandy.
  3. Grate in 1 fine nutmeg.
  4. Place the bowl under the cow and milk it full.
  5. In serving, put a portion of the curd into each glass, fill it up with whey, and pour a little rich cream on the top.
  6. The rind of a lemon may be rasped on part of the sugar when the flavour is liked, but it is not usually added.

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