1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book

COCKTAILS

with undissolvcd sugar the power of a contemp tuous indidereiicc to fate ; it set the mind free of responsiljility ; oliliterating lioth memory and to morrow, it gave the heart an adventitious feeling of superiority and momentarily vanquished all the celebrated, the eternal fears. Yes, that was the danger of skilfully prepared intoxicating drinks . . . The word ' intoxicating' adequately expressed their power, their menace to orderly, monotonous resignation. .X word, I thought further, debased by moralists from its primary ecstatie eontent . . . but then, with a fresh Daiquiri and a sprig of orange blossom in my button-hole, it meant less than nothing." A short extract from Joseph Hcrgesheimer's " San Cristoixd de la Ha!>nna," which contains much wisdom concerning Drinks. Cigars and the Art of Fine Living. (Quoted by kind permission of the publishers, Messrs. William Heinemau and Messrs. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.)

3 Dashes Cura9ao. Orange Juice. 1/^ Italian Vermouth. 1/^ Dry Gin. Shake well and strain cocktail glass. into

DAMN-THE- WEATHER COCKTAIL.

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