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

MISCELLANEOUS DRINKS.

THE BOY.

208.

An English term for champagne.

TOM COLLINS. 209. Make the same as John Collins with Old Tom gin substituted for Holland gin. (/Sk« Bedpe No.177,)

TROTTER. 210. A name somethnea given to a small milk punch. (See Recipe No.SS6.)

UNFERMENTED WINE.

211.

FOR CHURCH USE.

Pick from the stems and weigh any quantity ofgrapes and cook with very little water, add one quarter as much sugar as you have used grapes and allow the mixture to simmer until the seeds, pulp and skins are all separated, strain through a muslin bag, bottle while warm and cork tightly.

VERMOUTH, GUM AND APOLLINARIS. 212. A GREAT FRENCH BEVERAGE. Into a long thin glass place a piece of ice, gum syrup to taste and ajigger ofvermouth. Fill the glass with'Apollinaris, stir and serve.

WATERMELON\LA MODE.

213.

THE LATEST PAD IN SWELLDOM. Make a little less than a quart of good strong brandy punch,cut a hole in the end of a large ripe watermelon and save the piece which has been cut out; pour the punch slowly into the aperture until the melon has absorbed it all (it usually takes thirty minutes to acomplish thfa), replace the plug,ice the melon thoroughly, and when ready to serve cut iuto slices and serve on plates with knives, forks and napkins.