1922 Home-Made Beverages and American Drinks by M E Steedman

American Drinks.

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Sloe-gin Cocktail. Half fill a glass with shaved ice, add a wine- glassful of sloe gin, and a dash of orange bitters and serve. Strawberry Fizz. Crush 4 large ripe strawberries, and put them into a glass with a few drops of lemon juice, a teaspoonful of sugar, and a wineglassful of gin, then fill up with iced soda water. Sunrise. Half fill a tumbler with shaved ice, add a teaspoonful of Angostura bitters, a large table- spoonful of brandy, two of sherry, and sugar and vanilla essence to taste. Shake well and serve with a strip of lemon rind on the top. Toddy. Soak the thinly pared rind of a large lemon in a gill of water for 6 hours, then strain, add a thin slice of pineapple, five ripe strawberries, 2oz. shaved ice, and 2 gills of Jamaica rum. Whisky Sour. Mix together equal quantities of good whisky and lemon juice,and ice well before serving. Whisky Cocktail. Put two large table-spoonfuls of whisky and a teaspoonful of Angostura bitters into a glass, add sugar to taste, and 2 drops of cinnamon essence, and 6 oz. shaved ice. Whisky Punch. Put 8 oz. shaved ice into a jug, add 4 wine- glassfuls of whisky, a large table-spoonful of ,castor sugar, and 2 table-spoonfuls of strained lemon juice. Shake well, strain into small glasses, and serve with thin slices of orange and pineapple on the top. Whisky Mint Julep. Put6 sprigs of fresh mint, and 2teaspoonfuls of sugar into a glass, add a wineglassful of whisky and fill up with shaved ice.