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banker took it and drank. A half hour later, he was cold
sober, and enthusiastic over the new discovery. And that,
according to the legend which has come down by word of
mouth from that day, was the origin of a huge fortune–
a chance discovery of a means to cure the world's headache.
However, while Emerson was a frequent patron of the
old Waldorf Bar, Johnnie Solon, who served him often, said
he never was known to call for his own remedy on the
premises.
EWING
EXPRESS
FANCIULLI
Juice one-half Lime
Small teaspoon Maraschino
One-third Italian Vermuth
One-third Tom Gin
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Stir; strain
One drop Angostura Bitters
One jigger Whiskey
Stir; strain
Dash of Orange Bitters
One-halfltalian Vermuth
One-half Scotch Wliiskey
Stir
Certain unmusical memories seem to· recall an I tali an
opera of that name, but Solon thinks the title was bestowed
by some wag who wanted to give "the beys" a new cock–
tail, and named it after them, as it were, but without their
knowing it. That it was not a misprint for "Fanciulla del
West"-Puccini's "Girl of the Golden West"-is rather cer–
tain, as its origin considerably antedates the premiere of
that of the opera at the Metropolitan, December
10, 1910.
Fanciulli is what they say when they mean "the boys" on
the banks of the Tiber; also in the environs of Vesuvius.
One-fourth Fernet Branca
One-fourth Italian Vermuth
One-half Whiskey
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