R.W. Buss (1804 – 1875). “For Mr. Hogarth, of the Haymarket, he painted four small subjects illustrative of Christmas, entitled, Tlu Waits ; Bringing in the Boar’s Head ; The Yule Log, and The Wassail Bowl ; all afterwards engraved.”
Take 2 fine Ribstone pippins or half pint of sound crab apples, roasted or baked a nice light brown, not burned
Take 1 oz. of spice in equal quantities, cinnamon, mace, and old ginger
Put into a saucepan with half pint of water
Boil until it is reduced one half
Strain and pour over your apples in the bowl
Meanwhile place 2 bottles Scotch ale into a delicately clean saucepan over a clear fire until on the point of boiling only
Half pint of sherry
1 wineglass cloves
Quarter of a pound of loaf sugar, and
The peel of a lemon cut thin
Just previous to serving, the half of the nutmeg grated, and a thin slice of French roll, toasted brown, not burned
The Gentleman’s Table Guide by E. Ricket and C. Thomas, 1871
