1908 The World's Drinks and How to Mix Them by Hon Wm Boothby

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SOURS.

400 SHRUBS. A great variety of Shrubs may be properly prepared by substit utin g one liquor or one kind of fruit for another, and following the directions in the preceding r ecipes.

Let me play the fool; With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come ; And let my liver rather heat with wine Than my heart cool with mortifying groans.-Shakespeare.

404 BRANDY SOUR. Into a small mixing-glass place about a tablespoonful of gum syrup or a heaping tablespoonful of bar sugar, the juice of two leJnons and a jigger of cognac brandy; shake thoroughly with some fine ice, strain into a highball or punch-glass, fill the glass ·with effervescent water, stfr, decorate with fr uits and serve. 405 GIN SOUR. Make the same as Brandy Sour with Holland gin substituted for brandy.

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RUM SOUR. Mnke the same as B randy Sour, with Jamaica rum substituted for brandy.

SARATOGA SOUR. '

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Another name fo r an ordinary Sour.

ST. CROIX SOUR. Make t he same as Brandy Sour, with St. Croix rum substituted for cognac.

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WHISKEY SOUR. Make the same as Brandy Sour, with whiskey substituted for brandy.

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