1871 The Gentleman's Table Guide by E Ricket and C Thomas

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The Gentleman's Table Guide,

No. 71.-GIN COCKTAIL. §SE a small tumbler or a claret

3 or 4 dashes of gum syrup, 2 or 3 dashes of Angostura, Stoughton, or Boker's bitters, wineglass of gin, 2 dashes of cura9oa, 1 smallpiece oflemon,one teaspoonful ofpowdered loafsugar; fill the tumbler one-tbird full of shaved or rasped ice, shake all well together, and strain. Epicures rub the rim of the glass round with lemon, and dip it into powdered sugar or candy. It gives a frosted appearance. As No. 70, sub stitute brandy or whiskey. " Dashes" are half a teaspoonful. See Eecipe No. 91. Gnm Syrup is pure white gum dissolved to the consistency of a thin syrup. No. 72.-JERSEY COCKTAIL. ^SE a tumbler. 1 teaspoonful of powdered sugar or candy, 2 dashes of bitters; one- third full of shaved ice, and fill up with cyder,; shake well; lemon peel on the top. No. 73.-S0DA COCKTAIL. PVEK, failing soda cocktail. The same

as No. 72.

Soda water in the place of

cyder.

No. 74.-GIN SANGAREE. JSE a tumbler. 1 teaspoonful of powdered sugar or candy, half wineglass of water, 1 wineglass of gin, small lumps of ice;