1903 The Flowing Bowl by Edward Spencer

THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT 151 " Short Drinks," and will be found duly^scheduled, farther on. Here, however, is a long 'un. Saratoga Cocktail. Put into a large tumbler twenty drops of pine apple syrup, twelve of Angostura bitters, twenty o maraschino, and a wine-glass of old brandy; nearly fill the glass with pounded ice, and mix well. Add two or three strawberries and a shred of thin lemon-peel, and top up with champagne. Jrctic Regions. Large tumbler. Quarter of a pint of milk, wine glass ofsherry, and liqueur-glass ofold brarmy. ri up with pounded ice, and sweeten to taste. Shake we , dust with cinnamon, and suck through a straw. Brandy-and-Soda. Every Saturday morning, of all respectable newsagents, in the pink paper, price— Pshaw . What am I thinking about ? This concoction is also known in America as "Stone ^ a ^ (Why?), and used to be known in Her Majesty s dominions in Asia as a "Peg' simply because every dose swallowed was said to repr^ent a peg in the coffin being manufactured for t e swallower. It is unnecessary to give any recipe for this mixture, the proportion of the ingredients varying with the inclination, disposition, position, state of health, or pocket, of t e swallower. But above all let your ingredients be of the best. There is only one thing worse

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