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American Drinks.
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John Collins.
Half fill a large tumbler with shaved ice, add
a table-spoonful of strained lemon juice, a tea-
spoonful of castor sugar, a sUco of lemon and
pineapple, and a glass of gin. Fill up with iced
soda water and serve.
Lemon Squash.
Half fill a glass with shaved ice, add the
strained juice of a large lemon and castor sugar
to taste,fill up with iced soda water and serve.
Manhattan.
Put half a wineglassful each of whisky and
vermouth into a glass, add a dash of cura9ao and
Angostura bitters, and sugar to taste. Fill up
with shaved ice,shake and serve with a thin slice
of lemon on the top.
Martini Cocktail.
Half fill a tumbler with shaved ice, add half a
wineglassful each of Italian vermouth and un
sweetened gin,a dash of orange bitters and castor
sugar to taste. Serve with a strip of lemon rind
on the top.
Mint Julep.
Put6 sprigs of fresh mint into a tumbler, add
a liqueur glassful each of brandy and peach
brandy, and sugar to taste, and fill up with
chipped ice.
Nectar.
Mix together a large teaspoonful of honey, a
few drops oflemon juice,a wineglassful of cognac
and half a pint of hot cider, and place the glass
in ice till required.
Pineapple Julep.
Puta gill each of gin and raspberry syrup into
a jug, add the strained juice of a large orange,
f gill of Maraschino, f lb. crushed ice, a sliced
pineapple cutinto small pieces,and lastly a bottle
of Sparkling Moselle, and serve in small glasses.
President.
Putthe beaten yolk of a fresh egg, 1 oz. castor
sugar, a dessert-spoonful each of orange syrup
and orange-flower water, and a teaspoonful of
lemon juice into a tumbler, and fill it up with
boiling water.