1931 Shake'em Up a Practical Handbook of Polite Drinking (3rd printing)

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GIN RICKEY Squeeze one-half lime into a tall glass and drop in the rind. Add one wine glass of gin, stir thoroughly, fill the glass with seltzer water · and drop in one lump of ice.

MINT JULEP Dissolve one teaspoon of sugar in a little water in the bottom of a tall glass. Add a few sprigs of fresh mint and stir so as to crush the leaves slightly. Remove the mint. Add one and a half ponies of brandy, or whiskey, and fill the glass with shaved ice. Stir until cold and put a sprig of mint on top. You may drink this through a straw or bury your nose in the foliage.

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