1934 What Shall We Drink by Magnus Bredenbek

Cocktails ^ Use equal parts of gin and orange juice,or one ofthe many brands of bottled orange beverages. Serve cold, and to each drink add a dasb of Grenadine, or leave out the Grenadine entirely. A bit of yellow lemon peel tweaked on top of each glass is desirable. MIXING A TENNESSEE COCKTAIL Down Tennessee way, tbey mix this one with whisky, either Rye, Scotch, Bourbon or Irish, using two ounces in the shaker, adding one ounce of sweet Itahan Vermouth and about a quarter teaspoon of orange bitters,and a thin slice of lemon floating after the drink is thoroughlyshaken and served in a cocktail glass. MIXING A KNICKERBOCKER COCKTAIL Thisis an echo out ofthe pleasant past, when the Knicker bocker,now converted into an oflBce building, was the gayest of the gay hotels at 42d Street and Broadway. To mix the Knickerbocker is a task of skill.Have plenty of ice in your shaker,for it is best very cold. Now pour in three ounces of Bacardi Rum,three-quarter ounce of orange juice, a quarter teaspoon of raspberry syrup and of pineapple syrup, a tea spoon oflemon,a dash of orange bitters and shake vigorously. Pour into a cocktail glass. MIXING A BRONX COCKTAIL The Bronx Cocktail, strange to say, was invented in Philadelphia, of aU places! There it might have remained in obscurity had it not been for one Joseph Sormani, a Bronx restaurateur, who discovered it in the Quaker City in 1905. The original recipe has been greatly distorted in the course of years, but here's the original to guide you and to compare with the other recipes being used: Four parts of gin,one part of orange juice and one part of Italian Vermouth. Shake thoroughly in ice and serve. Now that you know theREALone,here's another