Cider Cup.
Put into a glass pitcher one tablespoonful fine sugar, a little water—dissolve; add the juice of half a lemon, a few lumps of clear ice, half a pony white curaçoa, half a pony brandy, one pint cider, one bottle plain soda, two slices of lemon, two of orange, one of cucumber-rind, a few lumps of clear ice; mix until cold. Add a few sprigs of fresh mint on top, stems down.