of flip. The hot iron further mulled and frothed the drink, imparting a slightly bitter, burned taste. A loggerhead was originally used as the hot-rod before the purpose-built flipdog or toddy rod evolved from it. It was a narrow piece of iron about three feet long with a slightly bulbous head about the size of a small onion, used for heating tar or pitch to make it pliable. Flip is mentioned in Charles Dickens's 1864 book Our Mutual Friend when describing the Six Jolly Fellowship Porters tavern. The drink is central to an annual winter woodchopping event in Harriet Beecher-Stowe's 1869 comedy Oldtown Folks, which seeks to illustrate New England culture (specifically Massachusetts) circa 1820. A minor lumberjack character, 'old Heber Atwood,' sips from a mug of flip, and the Deacon sips from a tumbler. The flip is served to all of the townspeople, alongside cake and cheese. A recipe of the old drink, as written in The Cook's Oracle (1822): To make a quart of Flip:— Put the Ale on the fire to warm, — and beat up three or four Eggs with four ounces of moist Sugar, a teaspoonful of grated Nutmeg or Ginger, and a quartern of good old Rum or Brandy. When the Ale is near to boil, put it into one pitcher, and the Rum and Eggs, &c. into another;— turn it from one pitcher to another till it is as smooth as Cream.The first account of a cold flip was in 1874 with E.A. Simmons's book The American Bar-Tender; or The Art and Mystery of Mixing Drinks followed thereafter by Jerry Thomas's guide in 1887. Flip recipes from Jerry Thomas (1887) The following flip recipes appear in Jerry Thomas 1887. Cold Brandy Flip – brandy, water, egg, sugar, grated nutmeg Cold Rum Flip – substitute Jamaica rum Cold Gin Flip – substitute Holland gin Cold Whiskey Flip – substitute Bourbon or rye whiskey Port Wine Flip – substitute port wine Sherry Wine Flip – substitute sherry Hot Brandy Flip – brandy, sugar, egg yolk, hot water, grated nutmeg Hot Rum Flip – substitute Jamaica rum Hot Whiskey Flip – substitute whiskey Hot Gin Flip – substitute Holland gin Hot English Rum Flip – ale, aged rum, raw eggs, sugar, grated nutmeg or ginger Hot English Ale Flip – same as Rum Flip, without rum and less egg white Sleeper – aged rum, sugar, egg,