1885 New Guide Hotel Bar Restaurant

COBBLERS.

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CHAPTER XI.

American Drinks, &c. ( Continued.)

The Cobbler

Is not only an American institution, but also is found in Australia and New Zealand. Perhaps it is the most popular of the reed or straw drinks amongst the English people, and the

Sherry Cobbler

Is the most common of all.

The cobbler like the julep

should be served in a large bar finger glass, i, e. a tumbler not mounted on a stand, in other words a lemonade glass.

Sherry,

J Pint.

Sugar or Syrup,

1 Tablespoonful.

Lemon,

2 Thin rings.

Ice.

Place the lemon on a plate till

Mixing.

Put the

wanted.

sherry and sugar into the glass, half fill

the tumbler with

ice, shake it round well so as to dissolve the sugar a little. Fill up with the rest of the ice, and fix the rings of lemon upright in the glass so that they look like half moons ap- pearing above the rim of the glass. Stick 2 straws in an upright position down the side of the glass and between the lemon strips.

Champagne Cobbler.

Unless syphon-stoppers or syphon-corkscrews are used the bar tender will not furnish this to less than a party of 4 for a quart bottle, or 2 Lu a pint bottle*