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Fancy Potations and Otherwise
PEGGY O'NEILL PUNCH
After an opera or play of that name, it is believed. The
original Peggy O'Neill was the daughter of a Washington
tavern-keeper noted for her beauty and wit. First married
to a purser in the U. S. Navy named Timberlake, who, a
few years later, committed suicide, her second husband was
Major J. H. Eaton, who soon afterward became Secretary
of War in, Andrew Jackson's cabinet. For many years she
was the center of a great scandal in Washington, and on
her account Jackson reorganized his cabinet. After the
death of her husband, she married an Italian dancing mas–
ter many yeq.rs younger than herself, who, before she di–
vorced him, had squandered much of her property. Occa–
sionally, there is a good story behind the name of a drink.
(goblet)
One dash Parfait d'Amour
One Lime Peel in center of glass
One drink Rye Whiskey
Three sprigs Mint ,
Fill with Seltzer
PEPSIN TODDY (whiskey)
One-half lump Sugar
Two dashes Pepsin Bitters
One jigger Whiskey
One lump Ice
Fill from siphon
PEQUOD SOUR (star)
Juice of one-half Lemon
One-half spoon Sugar
Two sprigs Mint
One-half Water
One jigger Whiskey
Stir well; fruit
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