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Claret Cup

Ingredients

• 2 quarts of claret
• 1 cup of sugar
• 1 cup of water
• 5 lemons cut in slices
• 1 dozen whole cloves
• 2 quarts of charged Apollinaris or soda water
• 1/4 cup of brandy, sherry or maraschino
• ice

Instructions

Boil the sugar and water about six minutes; let cool, then add the lemon slices, with seeds removed, and the cloves; let stand some hours in a cold place. When ready to serve, add the claret, water and liqueur, all chilled on ice. Put a piece of ice in the pitcher and pour over it the mixture. The beverage should not be sweet.

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Source

Salads, Sandwiches, and Chafing-Dish Dainties (1909).