1878 American and other drinks

THE COCKTAIL AND CRUSTA.

The Cocktail is quite a modem invention, and is very frequently used as the"proper beverage"for fishing and other sporting parties, although we have heard ofsome"weary sufferers" who take it in the morning as a tonic. The Crusta is thought by some to be an improvement on the Cocktail, and is said to have been invented by '^^l$antina,a celebrated Spanish caterer.

77 CRITERION COCKTAIL.

To make a splendid bottle of Criterion Cocktail, use the follow ing ingredients :—Three-eighths of a bottle of brandy; half a pint of water; one liqueur glass of Boker's bitters; one wine glass of plain syrup; halfa liqueur glass of Benedictine. The author has always used this recipe in compounding the above beverage for connoisseurs. Whiskey and Gin Cocktails in bottles may be made by using the above recipe, substituting those liquors in place of brandy.

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BRANDY COCKTAIL.

Ose s?naU tumbler. Three dashes of plain syrup ; two or three dashes of bitters (Boker's); one wine glass of brandy; one or two dashes of orange Cura^oa. Squeeze lemon peel,fill one-third full of ice,and stir with a spoon.