Jerry Thomas' Bartender's Guide

Cold Brandy Flip.
(Use large bar-glass.)
Take 1 tea-spoonful powdered sugar.
1 wine-glass of brandy.
½ wine-glass of water.
1 fresh egg.
2 lumps of ice.

Dissolve the sugar in the water, add the brandy, egg, and ice, shake up thoroughly, strain into a small bar-glass. Serve with a little nutmeg on top.

Cold Rum Flip.
(Use large bar-glass.)
Take 1 teaspoonful of powdered sugar, dissolved in
a little water.
1 wine-glass of Jamaica rum.
1 fresh egg.
2 or 3 lumps of ice.

Shake up thoroughly, strain in a medium glass, and
grate a little nutmeg on top.

Cold Gin Flip.
(Use large bar-glass.)
Same as Cold Rum Flip, substituting Holland gin instead of Jamaica rum.

Cold Whiskey Flip.
(Use large bar-glass.)
Same as Rum Flip, substituting Bourbon or rye whiskey instead of Jamaica rum.

Port Wine Flip.
(Use large bar-glass.)
Take 1 small tea-spoonful of powdered white sugar.
1 large wine-glass of port wine.
1 fresh egg.
2 or 3 small lumps of ice.

Break the egg into the glass, add the sugar, and lastly the wine and ice. Shake up thoroughly and strain into a medium sized goblet.

Sherry Wine Flip.
(Use large bar-glass.)
This is made precisely as the Port Wine Flip, substituting
Sherry wine, instead of Port.