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of favour in the West Indies as Juleps in the Southern States
of America, but it was much more economical, as all the
ingredients were home grown. It was in universal use on
the Sugar Estates, and the slaves, who acted as house servants,
being quite illiterate, were taught to say:
One of sour,
Two of sweet,
Three of strong,
Four of weak,
which they repeated as they used one part sour lime
juice, two parts sugar, three parts rum and four parts water.
This was served in a toddy glass, as cool as the water
permitted. To-day Planters Punch has become a cocktail,
and I have given the recipe among the cocktails. As a time
saver syrup is used instead of sugar, and it is not necessary
to add water to the present strength of rum.
As it is necessary to serve non-alcoholic cocktails at
parties when very young guests are present, I have included
a list under a special section of their own. The " Yellow
Dwarf " and "Doctor Johnson Junr." will appeal to all
ages, but it must be borne in mind that a non-alcoholic
cocktail requires the same amount of care in shaking as all
others.
If any of my readers, after studying the recipes in this
book, feel that they are required to lay in an expensive stock
of liqueurs in order to be able to mix the cocktails, I would
like to point out that liqueurs can, in most cases, be obtained
in half or even quarter bottles, which greatly reduces the
outlay when stocking up the cocktail cabinet.
To those of my readers who wish to know how to make
cocktails, I offer the following advice:
Follow the recipe carefully.
Make sure that you use the exact amount of each
ingredient.