1925 Drinks Long & Short by Nina Toye and A H Adair

Drinks—Long and Short 53 jug and let it get quite cold. Then put into a tumbler (one for each person) one teaspoonful of prune syrup, one teaspoonful of Cuvacao, and a tablespoonful of rum. Add sugar to taste, a piece of ice, and fill each glass with the tea. SWIZZLE Strange though it may seem, or perhaps the name is ironically appropriate, this is the principal and favourite drink of the Virgin Islands. Take a deep glass jug and set it on the floor. Pour in one pint of Santa Cruz rum or any dark, heavy rum. Take six limes and squeeze the juice from them into the rum. Put in six pieces of ice the size of an egg. Put in four lumps or spoonfuls of sugar. Add a few sprigs of green mint. Take your swizzle stick and, holding the jug firmly between the feet,roll the swizzle stick between your hands, stirring up the contents of the jug until it froths anci becomes very cold, frosted on the outside of the glass. In the Tropics this occurs quickly, and the real swizzle maker will stick small blossoms, such as rose petals, on the outside of the jug. These will also become frosted, giving a pretty picture to the eye as the delicious drink is served. N.B.—An excellent substitute for fresh lime juice is grapefruit and lemon juice mixed,in the proportion of one lemon to one grapefruit.