The Epicure's Almanac or Diary of Good Living
December 31st : EGG FLIP
Beat up, in a jug, four new laid eggs, omitting two of the whites; add half a dozen large lumps of sugar, and rub these well in the eggs; pour in boiling water, about half a pint at a time, and when the jug is nearly full throw in two tumblers of Cognac brandy, and one of old Jamaica rum