1946 The Stock Club Bar Book by Lucius Beebe

devisings of refrigeration as in England, where the iced highball is frowned on as on a par with the short jacket in the evening, although civilization is reported slowly to be advancing even within the straitened confines of the Tight Little Island. Among the more exotic of the restorative category is a sort of bastard Martini evolved byWillard Parker with all the ingredients cockeyed as well as the consumer:

Parkeroo:

2 oz. dry sherry 1 oz. tequila twh;t of lemon peel.

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Pour this concoction over shaved ice, allow to chill and then pour into pre-chilled cham– pagne coup glass.

"While painting a picket fence around my house," deposes Mr. Parker, "I discovered that after two Parkeroos I could remain sta– tionary and let the fence revolve around the brush. This will give you an idea!" No less effective in the realm of non-academic medicine for morn– ing use may be found the following patent nostrums, some of them dating from grandma's day and all of them esteemed as sovereign remedies:

Rum Toddy:

Ph oz. Jamaica rum 1 tsp. sugar 2 cloves slice of lemon cinnamon

Serve in old-fashioned glass. Add boiling water or cold water as the case may be.

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