1935 The Barkeeper's Golden Book by O Blunier

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The Smashes belong to the class of original American drinks. In the part they were prepared in a mortar, in which sugar and mint- leaves were pounded, dissolved in a little water, and strained very fine. To this aromatic sugarwater was added the desired alcohol. Later on sugar and leaves were crushed with a Muddler (wooden spoon) in a glass, dissolved in water and the desired Rum, Cognac &c., added, well shaken. The contents were served in an old- fashioned glass with cracked ice. Lately such a glass or a larger punch glass has been dressed with fruits. Pineapples, Oranges, Lemons, Strawberries &c. These fruits are cut into slices and placed on the edge of the glass, the berries decorating the top of the drink. The last development in Smashes is to squeeze the various fruits and thus obtain, after following the above mentioned preparation, the so-called Fancy Smashes (See recipes). The old-fashioned Smashes are very similar to the Juleps but are made on the same basis as the Cobblers. lies Smashes appartiennent a la classe des boissons americaines pri mitives. On les preparait autrefois de la fajon suivante: Dans un mortier on broyait du sucre avec des feuilles de menthe, faisait dis- soudre avec un pen d'eau, passait par un crible fin et ajoutait finale- ment a cette eau sucree et aromatis^e I'alcool voulu.

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