APPENDIX.HC.) 



A FEW MEMORANDA, 



AND BRIEF RECEIPTS FOR SPORTSMEN. 



It is well that a Sportsman, without being anything of an 

 epicure, should, like an old campaigner, know a little of the art 

 of the cuisine ; otherwise, in the country, even in this country 

 of abundance, he is very likely to fare badly, where, with a 

 very little knowledge and a very little care, and having the 

 precaution to carry with him a few simple condiments, he can 

 live like a prince. 



In the first place, he should always carry his own black tea 

 with him, if he would not be compelled to drink execrable rye- 

 coffee. I commend him also to be his own liquor-bearer, as the 

 spirits in country places are usually execrable, especially the 

 rye- whiskey of Pennsylvania and the "West. 



If, however, he determine to take his chance in this matter, 

 I advise him, in all cases, to eschew brandy, which is the most 

 easily adulterated of all liquors, and, when adulterated, the 

 worst. 



In New York and New Jersey, the cider- whiskey, in country 

 places, is decidedly the best thing to be got ; it is too cheap to 

 adulterate, and it is a wholesome liquor in itself — when very 

 old, it is a very fine liquor — the taste, if disagreeable, as it is 

 apt to be at first, is completely disguised by sugar and lemon- 

 juice — and, whether hot or cold, it will be so found a very 

 tolerable beverage. 



The best receipt I know for cold punch, and that which I al- 

 ways use, is, to one tumbler of crushed sugar, one and a-half of 

 spirit, six of water, the peel of two lemons, and the juice of one. 



