1903 The Flowing Bowl by Edward Spencer

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the flowing bowl

Catawba Cobbler^ so called because Catawba (wbich is a Californian wine and but little known in this island of ours) is seldom used in its concoction. Champagne is an excellent substitute, whilst a cheaper one is the Italian wine, sparkling Asti. Dissolve one teaspoonful of sifted sugar in one tablespoonful ofwater in a tumbler ; add two glasses of Catawba, or Asti, or champagne, and fill the tumbler with crushed ice. Shake, ornament with a slice of orange or pine-apple, and drink through straws. Moselle Cobbler. One glass of sparkling moselle in a large tumbler, a spot of old brandy, sugar to taste, a slice of lemon, and filled up with crushed ice. But there is a sameness in the manufacture of cobblers, in which almost every known wine or strong water, may be used, with the other '^£tedients, ice, sugar, slices of lemon or orange, and water (not much water) added. " The secret of making « Hatfield^' writes an invaluable authority, "is supposed to be a secret only known to the manager at The Oval. We used to drink at the Old Winchester Music Hall an imitation, composed of two bottles ofsoda-water toone ginger-beer, aquartern ofOld Tom and a half-quartern of noyeau, duly iced." Most " cocktails " come under the heading of