1891 Cocktail Botthby's American Bar-Tender

MISCELLANEOUS DRINKS.

LAWN TENNIS COOLER. A NEW AND POPULAR BEVERAGE.

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Into a medium-size mixing-glass, place a tablespoonful of sugar, the juice of two limes, one raw egg and a jigger of cognac. Fill the glass with shaved ice, shake until the ice is all dissolved, pour into a large goblet, fill up with ginget· ale, stir, decorate and serve with straws.

MAITRANK OR MAY-WINE. GERMAN.

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This drink is called May-wine because it is made from a shrub or plant (waldmeister), which is only to be procured in or about the month of May. At all other seusons of the year it docs not possess the necessary fragrance, and is therefore never used. Place a quantity of waldmeister leaves in a pitcher and cover them with good white wine of any brand, allowing it to stand for twenty– four hours; sweeten to taste, strain, bottle, cork tightly and lay the bottles down in a cool place. This wine can be used for punches, cobblers, coolers or for any purpose tor which white wine is recommended.

183. MONTANA. This name has been applied to bottled Pousse Cafe which is kept in second– class bars, or in establishments where incompetent or lazy bartenders are employed.

184. NEAT. The word "neat" is used in Great Britain to denote plain or straight in connection with the ordering of any liquor, as whiskey neat, meaning whiskey straight, etc., etc.

185. ORANGEADE. Take twelve drachma of concentrated infusion of orange peel, twelve drachms diluted sulphuric acid, five fluid ounces of syrup of orange peel and two gallons of water. Mix well and bottle. This is an excellent summer drink and is a sure cure for diarrhrea.