Put four tablespoonfuls of granulated sugar into a pitcher and cover it with a lemon, peeled and sliced very thin, also a peeled orange cut into tiny bits, and a good tablespoonful of minced pineapple. Add two cupfuls of pounded ice, cover the pitcher, and shake hard for a full minute, or until the ingredients are well mixed. Pour in a pint of ice-water, stir for a minute, and add four wineglassfuls of good sherry or Catawba. Stir up vigorously, and pour out.

Some epicures add a handful of strawberries and two or three slices of cucumber to the cobbler.