1902 Red Top Rye by Ferdinand Westheimer and Sons

Make your own syrup by boiling to gether two pounds of loaf sugar to one pound of hot water. Boil five minutes and add water to thin. Ice must be washed clean before using. Never touch it with the hand, but place in the glass, either with ice scoop or tongs. In preparing hot drinks, the glass should always be rinsed rapidly with hot water; this will serve to warm the glass and also prevent it from breaking when boiling water is suddenly introduced. In preparing cold drinks, care should be exercised in the use of ice. Shaved ice is generally used when whiskey or brandy forms the principal ingredient, and no water is employed. When eggs,

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