1906 APPLE-JACK
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New Year's Calls - 
A new drink to replace the old time "Apple-Jack"

     Twenty-five years ago the custom of making New Year's calls was a 
delightful one for all concerned, until some of the boys got more 
"egg-nog" or "apple-jack" than they could successfully carry.

2 qt. apple cider 
2 Tblsp sugar 
1 tsp cinnamon 
1/2 tsp. nutmeg 
1/4 tsp. ginger 
1/4 tsp allspice
2 tsp brandy extract or to taste 

Combine all ingredients, except brandy extract, in a 3 quart saucepan. 
Simmer for 30 minutes. Do not boil. Remove from heat. 
Add brandy extract and strain, if desired. Serve hot in mugs. 
Makes 8 to 10 servings. 

     Then the ladies tried to be charitable and the gentlemen tried to 
be as chivalrous as ever and stand up at the same time.

     If any one thinks there has not been considerable improvement made 
in the last quart of a century in the use of alcoholic beverages, let 
him stop to consider, among other things, the fact that the old custom 
of New Year's call and the genteel tippling is nearly obsolete.

     The custom of calling on one's friends, however, at the beginning 
of the new year, is a good habit, and another good habit to start at 
that time is the use of well-made Postum instead of coffee or spirits.

     A Staten Island doctor has a sensible daughter who has set Postum 
before her guests as a good thing to drink at Yule Tide, and a good way 
to being the New Year.  Her father writes: "My daughter and I have used 
Postum for some time past and we feel sure it contains wholesome food 
material.  I shall not only recommend it to my patients, but my daughter 
will be most pleased to give a demonstration of Postum to our Christmas 
and New Year's callers."

   	POSTUM HOT APPLE BEVERAGE

1 Tbsp. POSTUM Instant Hot Beverage, any flavor 
1 Tbsp. brown sugar 
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon 
1-1/2 cups boiling apple juice  
  
DISSOLVE instant beverage, sugar and cinnamon in 
apple juice in small heatproof carafe. 
Serve with cinnamon stick, if desired. 

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