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ABSINTHE
ADIRONDACK
Cocktails*
Two dashes of Gin
Two-thirds Absinthe
One-third Water
Stir; strain
Rugged, like its namesake. So rugged, indeed, it still sur–
vives. It is one of the few cocktail recipes now widely known
and followed in this
cou~try,
so one hears. But most who
make it and drink it don't.know its original name.
Yet one may be doing another cocktail an injustice. The
recipe for the Adfrpndack specified Gordon Gin, a par–
ticular gin.
If
the reader turns to Orange Blossom No.
2,
he
will find the recipe a replica of the Adirondack, with the
exception of the particular gin.
In
the Orange Blossom, the
recipe just calls for "Gin." As most people who use Gin these
days don't seem to be particular, and the Gin doesn't seem
to care what it is, in the interest of accuracy it should be
said that perhaps it is the Orange Blossom No.
2
that sur–
vives. But how many persons who have accepted Orange
Blossoms are aware they are drinking a misnomer!
ADONIS
One-half Orange Juice
One-half Gordon Gin
Frappe
Named in honor of a theatrical offering which made at
least two persons famous. One was Henry E. Dixey, a
handsome and talented actor, long on Broadway; the other
*Explanation or exposition of names of recipes starred has
been given earlier in the book. No effort has been made to
compile an encyclopedia, the author believing that research
specialists interested in American
mores
would appreciate be–
ing left a little wet virgin territory of their own.
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