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MODERN Al\IERICAN DRINKS.
through cheesecloth. This makes an excellent
drink if made into lemonade.
Bicarbonate of Soda.
One small .bar-spoonful of bicarbonate of soda
in a medium-sized glassful of plain water or
seltzer (this is an excellent stomach-settler).
Black Stripe.
One teaspoonful molasses, one small lump ice,
one jigger Jamaica, Medford, or St. Croix rum.
Mix well in small bar-glass. Serve.
Bishop.
A long thin punch-glass half-foll fine ice, the
juice of quarter of a lemon, the juicfl of half an
orange, one dash Jamaica ruJ]l, two jiggers Bur–
gundy, one tablespoonful fine sugar. Mix well,
fill the glass with seltzer, ornament with fruit.
Serve straws.
Blue Blazer.
One lump of sugar dissolved with a little hot
water in a mug; add one jigger of Scotch whis–
key. Ignite this mixture. Take another mug and
pour from one to the other several times, giving
it the appearance,of a streak of blue fire. Serve in
hot-drin:\r glass. Add a piece twisted lemon-peel
and a little grated nutmeg.