1928 Cheerio a book of Punches and Cocktails by Charles

CHAPTER I.

MORNING DRINKS KNOWN AS "PICKUPS" OR "BRACERS" When You Stagger Dut of Bed, Groggy, Grouchy and Cross-Tempered Charleston Bracer Place in shaker, one part brandy, one part Port wine, one raw egg, one-half teaspoonful of powdered sugar or plain syrup. Add sufficient cracked ice, shake thor- oughly in order to break egg and strain into serving glass. Brandy Sour Mix in a small bar glass a large teaspoonful of powdered sugar dissolved in a little seltzer water, the juice of half a lemon, and a dash of Curacoa. Pour in a wine-glass of brandy. Fill the glass with shaved ice. Shake and strain into a claret glass. Ornament with orange and berries in season. Gin Sour Mix in a small bar glass a large teaspoonful of powdered white sugar dissolved in a little seltzer water, the juice of half a lemon, and a dash of bitters. Pour in a wine-glass of gin. Fill the glass with shaved ice. 9