1891 Drinks à La Mode by Mrs de Salis

DRINKS A LA MODE

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and a large teaspoonful of sugar, a glass of Hol- lands gin, and then a bottle of soda water. Stir, and drink whilst effervescing.

Kentucky Flip. Beat up with one egg a tablespoonful of syrup of cloves, the same of cinnamon, a teaspoonful of lemon ditto, and a teaspoonful of rum punch ; divide into two tumblers and fill each gradually with boiling water and stir quickly all the time.

Lemon Squash. Long Drink.

Fill a soda-water glass with chipped ice, the juice of a whole lemon, one and a half teaspoonful of powdered sugar ; fill up the glass with soda ; stir well, ornament with fruits in season, and water

.

serve with straws.

Mint Julep. Put a dozen sprigs of mint into a tumbler, add a tablespoonful of white sugar, half a wineglassful of peach and the same of common brandy, then

up the tumbler with chipped ice.

fill

Nectar Drink.

a small wineglassful of cognac and a

Stir

spoonful of lemon honey till quite smooth ; half a pint of sweet cider and pour it

heat

on to the

smooth, and place

honey, &c., stirring it again till

on ice.