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

MISCELLANEOUS DRINKS.

SOAFFA. 197. Fill a sherry glass with half maraschino and half cognac,add a few drops of Angostura bitters and serve ice water on the side. This drink is nraally called a Brandy Scafla.

SEIDLITZ POWDERS. 198. These powders should be kept in every well-regulated bar. They are harmless when used properly, and are invaluable for settling a disordered stomach. Place twenty-five grains ofcarbonate ofsoda and three drachms of Kochelle salts in a blue paper and twenty grains of tartaric acid in a white paper and administer in the following manner. Dissolve the contents of the blue paper in a small bar glass of water and the powder contained in the white paper in a very large glass with a little water in the bottom. Now pour the contents ofthe small glass into the larger one and drink immediately while effervescing.

SETTLER. 199- A name sometimes given to a mixture ofequal parts of claret and plain soda.

SHANDY GAFF. 200. This drink is a mixture of equal parts ofginger ale and ale, but l^er beer can besubstituted for ale if preferred.

SHERRY AND EGG. 201. Dash a little sherry wine into a small bar glass; break an egg into another glass and if good throw in and place in front of customer with sherry hottle at his right so he can help himself. The idea of putting a little wine in the glass before placing the egg in was conceived for the purpose of preventing the egg from sticking to the glass while drinking.