1928 Cheerio a book of Punches and Cocktails by Charles

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"TAPERING OFF" COCKTAILS

two portions of sugar, a pony of water, four portions of old Jamaica rum, Fill glass with shaved ice, shake well, add dash of a red pepper if desired, and serve very cold with long straws. Jamaica Rum Cocktail A full pony of Jamaica rum, two dashes gum syrup, two dashes orange bitters, two dashes Angostura bitters, ice, shake and pour into cocktail glass.

Plymouth Cocktail

Two parts Plymouth gin, one-third Italian or French Vermouth, fill with ice. Shake well and serve with a twisted piece of lemon or orange peel.