1934 What Shall We Drink by Magnus Bredenbek

24 What Shall We Drink? for instance,this is the mixture:One ounce of Gin,one ounce of French Vermouth, one ounce of Italian Vermouth, one dash of Absinthe, all poured into iced shaker with a teaspoon of"gum." Shake and serve in cocktail glass. For the ordinary ward heelers of the tribe, this is the con coction:Two ounces of Gin,an ounce of ItaUan Vermouth,a dash of Angostura Bitters,no sugar. Shake and serve. MIXING A PING PONG COCKTAIL The Ping Pong Cocktail is another oldtimer—virtually nothing more or less than the Sloe Gin Cocktail under another name. However, if you must insist upon having a slight variation, here goes: Cracked ice in shaker receives(for two portions)one and a half cocktail glasses of sloe gin,two-thirds of a cocktail glass of dry Vermouth, four dashes of orange bitters, "gum" to suit taste. Shake well. Serve in cocktail glasses with Maras chino cherry or olive,as preferred. MIXING A JERSEY COCKTAIL Again let's mixfor two a Jersey Cocktail,which is nothing more or less than one of the variations of the Cider Cocktail. Here's how:Into shaker with ice pour one and a half cocktail glasses of good "hard" cider, add a few dashes of bitters to suit, "gum" to sweeten and shake before pouring into two cocktail glasses. Top with a bit of tweaked yellow lemon rind,and quaff. HOW TO MIX AN APPLE BRANDY COCKTAIL Pour into shaker three ounces apple brandy, one and a half oimces dry or sweet Italian Vermouth,a tablespoonful of "gum" and a quarter teaspoon of orange bitters. Shake thoroughly and pour into your cocktail glass. HOW TO MIX THEPERFECT COCKTAIL Into your shaker containing cracked ice pour one and a half ounces each of dry gin, Italian dry Vermouth, French