1900 Cocktail BOOTHBY'S American Bartender ( 2nd edition )

THE WORLD'S DRINKS.

report, one glass is sufficient to put the average man under the table, while three or four glasses have been known to put seasoned drinkersto bed for a week. A favorite cocktail in Havana is made of one-quarter curacoa, one-quarter maraschino, one-half brandy, a few drops of lemon juice, and a dash of quino bitters. The mixture is well stirred with ice and strained into thin glasses. Curacoa and Maraschino in equal quantities is a favorite cordial. It is served alone or with a dash ofquino bitters on the top. These bitters are much used in the West Indies in all drinks. They are a pleasant stimulent and excel lent.stomach tonic. They are made from the bark ofa tree resembling cinchona. Guirdilec is made in some parts of the Sandwich Islands. It is prepared from supr cane. The cane is chopped into pieces an inch or so in length and placed in a trough exposed to the sun. Water is added from time to time as fermentation progresses. When this has reached the proper stage the mass is distilled over a slow fire. To impart new sensations to a hardened palate a moderate use ofmequoano IS recommended, but long continued use of this tipple results in the complete shattering ofthe nervous system. n^a^acture of Mequano is carried on principally in Honolulu. Native s« and w^t.? by weight of molas- ater. The mass is allowed to ferment and the wine is th n distilled. delicious bplerf the Phillipines have compounded two t^e T ? ^"°ther for preference in the popular able here. The foundation the ingredients are readily obtain- with strips oforantrp Hi ^°"sists.of cinnamon, cloves and nutmegs, poniesTbldroL o?ru™Tndf-lir^"" lemon,three ents should be placed in a bowl fnr ^"antity of conlchuaro. These ingredi- drawn off, iced and served. "^^hich the liquor may be able^i^eT^lemonTorln^'"'^ h ofall the fruits avail- raisins an?berrir'^^eTam Tr^rekTr added,and the whole is boUed for together m an earthen mortar, water is and settle, the dear l^uort drfwn^ff V"""' ofbrandy, one pony of curacoa'one ofliquor add two ponies thoroughly, strain and bottle for future uL° ^ use. berve with rrartf^H irp