1898 Mixology; the art of preparing all kinds of drinks ..

HAYWOOD'S MIXOLOGY.

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Balaklava Nectar.

[For 15 Persons.]

Use large punch bowl. Peel two lemons and put peel in bowl; squeeze the lemon on them and add four tablespoons of sugar, press to extract the flavor, add two bottles of plain soda water, two bottles of champagne, two bottles of claret, stir, put in a block of ice, dress with fruit, and serve with ladle. Rumfustian. Use large bowl. Twelve eggs, one pint of gin, one quart of ale, one bottle of sherry, one nutmeg grated, a thick stick of cinnamon (broken), twelve lumps of sugar and the peel of one lemon; beat the eggs to a froth in the ale, add the gin, boil the other ingredients with the sherry; mix, serve while hot. A pleasing drink. Pineapple Julep Cup. [For 5 Persons.] Peel, slice, and cut up a pineapple in a bowl, add juice of two oranges, one gill of raspberry syrup, gill of mareschino, a wine glass of gin, one bottle of champagne or sparkling mo- selle, and cracked ice, ornament with fruit, and serve in cham- pagne glasses. CRUSTAS. Peel half a lemon in one piece as thin as you can, dip in sifted sugar, place inside the glass to cover the bottom, put in small cracked ice, then pour in one- half glass of gin, two dashes of lemon juice, one teaspoonful of sugar, three dashes of angostura bitters, stir with spoon and serve. Whiskey Crusta. Make the same way as Gin Crusta, using whiskey instead of gin. Brandy Crusta. Make the same way as Gin Crusta, using Cognac brandy in- stead of gin. [For 8 Persons.] Gin Crusta. Use champagne glass.