1934 What Shall We Drink by Magnus Bredenbek

Cocktails ^ top of tumbler. Mix with spoon, strain and serve even por tions in shells, filling each shell with soda water. A nice summer drink without much alcohohc content. MIXING A HARVARD COCKTAIL Harvard, always traditionally hberal and still so, gave birth to this cocktail in the "dear old days" before Prohibi tion,and the Harvard Cocktail is hkely to be just as popular now in our newfound freedom. Here's how to mix onefor just you and me: Into the iced shaker pour two ponies (four ounces) of brandy,two ponies of sweet Vermouth,about a half teaspoon of orange bitters,"gum"to sweeten as you desire and shake well before straining into our two cocktail glasses. I'U have a halflemon slice floating in mine,please. HOW TO MIX THE ALEXANDER COCKTAIL Ice your shaker and pour in one and one-half ounces each of dry gin, Creme de Cacao and pure cream. Shake thor oughly and pour into cocktail glass. HOW TO MIX THE CORAL COCKTAIL Down in the West Indies—Havana especially—this is a favorite drink of American women tourists or vacationists. To make the Coral Cocktail,pourinto iced shakertwo ounces sweet or dry gin,one ounce of any single or mixed fruit syrup and one ounce of sweet or dry Italian Vermouth. Shake till very cold and serve in cocktail glass. HOW TO MAKE A BORDEAUX COCKTAIL From the land of the poilu and franc comes the Bordeaux Cocktail,relished during war days by our boys"Over There." Here's how to mix one:One and a half ounces each of dry gin, ApricoteUe and orange juice. Shake well in iced shaker and strain into cocktail glass. Easy, isn't it? Well, sometimes