1935 So Red the Nose or Breath in the Afternoon

Kenneth Roherts^

LIVELY LADY Cocktail

TO MAKE TWO LADIES LIVELY—

Take a Small Pitcher with Well-Rounded In- terior Put in It Nine Cubes o£ Ice Add Four Cocktail Classes of Gin * Add Two Cocktail Classes of Noilly Prat Ver mouth Stir Briskly Sixty Révolutions with a Long- Handled Spoon—(The Only Method Which Doesn't Bruise the Cin) Pour into Cocktail Classes Add Twist of Lemon Peel so Lemon Oil Is Sprayed on the Liquid Repeat until Pitcher Is Empty

♦"■T^ENNETH ROBERTS says, "My onc eccentricity is thinking that homemade gin is better than the purchased variety, and here is how it's made: "Procure a 15-gallon charred keg. In it place fivegal lons of grain alcohol and six gallons of tvater. Al- low the mixture to stand for four months, oc- casionally rocking it. "At the end of four months add any good gin essence in proper proportions, rock the keg thoroughly, and decant into gallon jugs. The mix ture which emerges will be the color of dark straw. Use this liquid as the basis for the above cocktail."