1881 American and Other Drinks (second edition) Hard cover by Leo Engel

THE COCKTAIL AND CRUSTA

The Cocktail is quite a modem invention,and is very frequently used asthe"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 ani improvement on the Cocktail,and is said to have been invented byv Santina,a celebrated Spanish caterer. 77 CRITERION COCKTAIL. To make a splendid bottle of Criterion Cocktail, use the follow— ing ingredients: Three-eighths ofa bottle of brandy ; half a pint of water; one liqueur glass of Boker's bitters; one wine glass of plain syrup ; half a 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.

C/se smalltumbler.

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