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32. Eggnog for the Sick. —Beat the yolk of 1 egg with 1 table spoonful of pulverized sugar to the consistency of cream; grate in a little nutmeg; add 1 large table-spoonful of brandy and 2 of Madeira wine. Beat the white of the egg to a stiff froth, and mix in with 1 cup of nice sweet milk.
Remarks. —This is palatable, and for weak and feeble patients will be found very invigorating and strengthening, the true "Madeira" being rich in its tonic and invigorating qualities. The original formula ran thus: ''The yolks of 16 eggs, and 16 table spoonfuls of pulverized loaf-sugar (the day of this '' loaf-sugar " is over, except in small cubes or squares) beaten to a cream; 1 grated nutmeg; % pt. of good brandy or rum, and 2 glasses of Madeira wine. The whites beaten to a stiff froth and put in, finishing with 6 pts. of milk made cold. " This would indicate
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