hock-negus

Updated: May 10, 2025

A dish of tea, another of coffee, a bumper of claret, another large one of hock-negus; then Madeira, sangaree, hot and cold meats, stews and pies, hot and cold fish pickled and plain, peppers, ginger-sweetmeats, acid fruit, sweet jellies in short, it was all as astonishing as it was disgusting." It really does seem a fair allowance for a simple morning meal.

Lord Frederick Spencer Hamilton - Here, There and Everywhere