Boil together in the water the nutmegs, cinnamon, and cloves slightly pounded. When the liquid is reduced to one half, strain it into the port wine, which must be set on hot coals, and taken off as soon as it comes to a boil. Serve it up hot in a pitcher with little glass cups round it, and a plate of fresh rusk.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches (1840).
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