This section is from the book "The Table: How To Buy Food, How to Cook It, and How to Serve It", by Alessandro Filippini. Also available from Amazon: The Table: How To Buy Food, How To Cook It And How To Serve It.
Prepare a water-melon as for No. 1315, pouring into it one pint of Delmonico's cognac, instead of the champagne, and serving it the same.
 
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