1903 The Bachelor Book

19 powdefed sugar and one pint of cold water? let it stand for half-an-hour and then add half-a-pint of the best gin,a wineglassful of maraschino,four lumps of ice, and two bottles of plain soda. Serve at once.

Esteemed without but iovcd within Is London's famous Old Tom gin,

Holland's CocKtail,—Into a goblet put some fine ice, two dashes of gum, one dash of absinthe,a little Hollands,and two dashes of orange bitters. Stir well, strain, and serve. In matters of commerce the fault of the Dutch Is giving too little and taking too much. Hot Beef Tea,—Break an egg in the bottom ot a cup and beat it well. Add a small glass of sherry, as much beef tea, and fill up with boiling water. Stir well,season to taste, and serve. Never lend a man money after your dinner; never fy to borrow from him before his own. , Italian Lemonade,—The juice of half a lemon and of half an orange, with large spoonful of sugar. Fill your glass nearly up with 01 ing water; add a little Chianti; stir, and serve with a little nutmeg on top. As a medicinal cordial Seigcl's Curative Syrup has no equal. Imnerial Punch.—Peel one pineapple and four oranges? cut the first into small slices, and separate the oranges into pieces? put all in a tureen? t en boil in a quart of water two sticks of cinnamon ^ vanilla, cut into small pieces ?•strain the v/ater through a sieve into the tureen ? rub the rind of a lemon on one'and-a-half pounds of lump sugar.