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

MISCELLANEOUS DRINKS.

REVIVER. J42-J8. Into a large goblet place two lumps of ice, a jigger of raspberry syrup, a wine-glass of milk and a pony of brandy. Fill the glass with sweet soda, stir and WHISKEY AND GLYCERINE. I42-J9. No well regulated bar-room should ever be without pure glycerine, kept in a syrup bottle. Nothing sweetens spirituous liquors so well and nothing can excel a teaspoonful of glycerine for hoarseness. Use the same as gum syrup. DURKEE. J42-20. Into a large mixing glass place halfa lemon withjust enough sugar to over come the acidity of the sour. Muddle well as in making a soft toddy, fill the glass two-tliirds full of fine ice, add ajigger of Jamiaca rum flavored with a little Curacoa and fill the glass with siphon soda, stir well and serve. BALAKLAVA NECTAR. I42-2J. FOR FIFTEEN 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 well to extract flavor, add two bottles of plain soda water, two bottles of champagne and two bottles of claret; stir well, put in a block of ice, dress with fruit and serve with ladle. H2-22. This is a double distilled kummel made into a liqueur and should be served after dinner by being poured over shaved ice like Cr6me de M6nthe, etc. GIN FIZZ WITH MILK. J42-23. A spoonfulof milk or cream is sometimes added to a Gin Fizz before shak ing. It certainly improves the appearance of the drink and many people claim that it also improves the flavor. HIGH BALL OR LOW BALL. 142-24. Whiskey and seltzer served in a long thin glass is known by both of the above appellations. A Scotch High Ball is Scotch whiskey and seltzer, etc., etc. ACQUAVITA. 142-25. serve. ECAU.

FAMOUS ITALIAN BEVERAGE.

Grape Brandy flavored with anise seed.

FLOAT. 142-26. Any wine or liquor carefully poured over a temperance drink so the^wo liquids do not mix is called a float. Clareton lop oflemonade is called a Claretand Lemonade Float. A Whiskey Float is about a Jigger of whiskey carefully poured over a long thin glass of seltzer or Apollinaris.