1927 Drinks of All Kinds

JULEPS

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Mint. Put into a large tumbler two and a half tablespoonfuls of water, a tablespoonful of icing sugar, and two or three sprigs of mint pressed well into the sugar and water to extract the flavour; add one and a half wineglassfuls of brandy, fill up with shaved ice, shake well, draw the sprigs of mint to the top of the glass with the stems downwards, and decorate with berries in season and small slices of orange ; dust with a little icing sugar, and dash with Jamaica rum. Serve with two straws. Pineapple. Put cl slice of peeled pineapple into a large tumbler, with the juice of half an orange, ten drops of maraschino, the like of raspberry syrup, and half a wineglassful of gin; fill the tumbler with shaved ice, shake well, and add a quarter of a pint of champagne. Ornament with berries in season, and serve with two straws. A quarter of a wineglass of pineapple syrup can be substituted for the fruit. Whisky. This is made the same as the Brandy Julep, using whisky instead of brandy.