1900 Harry Johnsons Bartenders Manual (Mixellany)

— 231 — HOT RUM, (Use a hot water glass.) 1 or 2 lumps of loaf sugar, dissolve with a little hot water; 1 wine glass of Jamaica rum; Fill the balance with hot water, stir up well with a spoon, grate a little nutmeg on top, and serve. The genuine Jamaica rum only should be used, in order to make this drink palatable. SODA AND NECTAR, (Use a large bar glass.) 3 or 4 dashes of lemon juice; f of a glass of water; $ teaspoonful of bicarbonate of soda, with sufficient white sugar to sweeten nicely; When mixed, put in the plain soda, stir well, and drink while in a foaming state. This is an excellent morning drink to regulate the bowels. GIN AND MOLASSES. (Use a whiskey glass.) Pour into the glass a small quantity of gin, in order to cover the bottom of it, then take 1 tablespoonful of New Orleans black molasses, and hand it with a bar spoon and the bottle of gin to the customer to help himself. Hot water must be used to clean the glass after- wards, as it will be impossible to clean it in any other way. FANCY BRANDY SOUR. (Use a large bar glass.) •J tablespoonful of sugar; 2 or 3 dashes of lemon juice; 1 squirt of syphon selters water, dissolve the sugar and lemon well with a spoon;