Take four pints of hock or Moselle and add half a pound of sugar, an orange and a lemon sliced, two sprigs of woodruff, one of peppermint, and twenty of balm, and then add three leaves each of black currant, lavender, and basil, and six leaves each of geranium, pimpernel, yarrow, and tarragon. Let the whole stand for two hours, then strain, and pour into a bowl over two dozen strawberries - or any other fruit will do - and set it upon the ice for an hour before use.

If any of the herbs mentioned are not obtainable, use simply the woodruff and a few black currant leaves.