| Het Pint |
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4
pints mild ale/beer
nutmeg
3 eggs
sugar to taste
1/2 pint whisky |
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| method: |
Grind nutmeg into ale and
bring to the point of boiling.
Mix in the sugar (already dissolved
in some cold ale) and eggs,
taking care that they do not
curdle. Pour in the whisky and
bring the mixture nearly to
boil. Then pour it briskly from
one pot to another until the
liquid becomes smooth and bright.
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| Het
Pint (literally "a hot pint) was
used as a warmer for "first-footers"
more than a century ago. It was carried
in a copper kettle and offered to everyone
they met on their first-footing rounds.
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