Claret Cup

Ingredients

• one oz. of loaf-sugar
• the rind of one lemon
• three slices of the latter
• an equal quantity of orange
• one strip of cucumber peel
• one tablespoonful of Angostura Bitter
• one and a half bottles of red wine
• a bottle of Soda

Method

1. 1

   Combine sugar, lemon rind, lemon slices, orange slices, cucumber peel, and Angostura Bitter in a bowl.

2. 2

   Add red wine and soda, cover, and let infuse.

3. 3

   Strain, add ice and mint leaves, and serve.

As published

This recipe was extracted from A guide to modern cookery (1909) by A. Escoffier, page 466. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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 Curagao. Complete with one and a half bottles of red wine and a bottle of Soda

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