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American Drinks.
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Sloe-gin Cocktail.
Half fill a glass with shaved ice, add a wine-
glassful of sloe gin, and a dash of orange bitters
and serve.
Strawberry Fizz.
Crush 4 large ripe strawberries, and put
them into a glass with a few drops of lemon
juice, a teaspoonful of sugar, and a wineglassful
of gin, then fill up with iced soda water.
Sunrise.
Half fill a tumbler with shaved ice, add a
teaspoonful of Angostura bitters, a large table-
spoonful of brandy, two of sherry, and sugar
and vanilla essence to taste. Shake well and
serve with a strip of lemon rind on the top.
Toddy.
Soak the thinly pared rind of a large lemon
in a gill of water for 6 hours, then strain, add
a thin slice of pineapple, five ripe strawberries,
2oz. shaved ice, and 2 gills of Jamaica rum.
Whisky Sour.
Mix together equal quantities of good whisky
and lemon juice,and ice well before serving.
Whisky Cocktail.
Put two large table-spoonfuls of whisky and
a teaspoonful of Angostura bitters into a glass,
add sugar to taste, and 2 drops of cinnamon
essence, and 6 oz. shaved ice.
Whisky Punch.
Put 8 oz. shaved ice into a jug, add 4 wine-
glassfuls of whisky, a large table-spoonful of
,castor sugar, and 2 table-spoonfuls of strained
lemon juice. Shake well, strain into small
glasses, and serve with thin slices of orange and
pineapple on the top.
Whisky Mint Julep.
Put6 sprigs of fresh mint, and 2teaspoonfuls
of sugar into a glass, add a wineglassful of
whisky and fill up with shaved ice.