1932 Wet Drinks For Dry People by William C Feery

WET DRINKS . . . for . . . DRY PEOPLE

MINT JULEP

10 ounce

Crush several sprigs of fresh mint leaves with about tea spoon sugar and a tablespoon or two of water. Strain this mixture into a second glass con taining 3 ounces of brandy. A cooler glass of shaven ice is decorated with several long sprigs of fresh mint, leaves up, which have been dusted with powdered sugar and this mix ture slowly poured into it over the ice. You have gone to a lot of trouble to make a good drink, now make it appear attractive by decorating with fruit or berries, and vote yourself the life of the party! (No gingerale or seltzer is used.)

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