1929 The Bon Vivant's Companion or How to Mix Drinks by Jerry Thomas

COCKTAILS, FOR BOTTLING

cient quantity of Solferino and caramel ^ (in equal parts) to give the desired color.

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GIN COCKTAIL FOR BOTTLING

Five gallons of gin. Two gallons of water.

Seven ounces of tincture of gentian. One-half ounce of tincture of cardamoms. One-half ounce of tincture of lemon peel.

One quart of gum syrup. Two ounces of tincture of or ange peel.

Mix them together,and give the desired color with Solferino and caramel, in equal proportions.

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BOURBON COCKTAIL FOR BOTTLING

Five gallons of Bourbon. Two gallons of water. One quart of gum syrup. Two ounces of tincture of orange peel.

One ounce of tincture of lemon peel. One ounce of tincture of gentian. One-half ounce of tincture of cardamoms.

Mix these ingredients thoroughly, and color with Solferino and caramel, in equal proportions. 1 To make solferino and caramel see Recipes Nos. 281 and 282. Solferino is Fuschsine, a dyestuff produced by oxidation of a mixture of analines and toluidines. It is a brilliant magenta, and is so called from Solferino, Italy, scene of a battle in 1859, about the time of its discovery. The name is generally applied to the color and not to the dyestuff.

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