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ABSINTHE
The art of mixing' absinthe is almost gone. So is absinthe, you
say, but we have discovered a friend in need who has given us a
substitute for absinthe which is easy to make. It has all the delicacy
of flavor and none of the injurious effects.
Aniset
Take one quarter pound of Aniseed and steep it in boiling
water until the strength is all out. Then boil it a few minutes, adding
bar sugar and keeping it stirred until it forms a thick syrup. This
will make a quart bottle and the longer you keep it the better it
will be.
This Aniset will give the pungent tang to a cocktail that is so
often missing in these Absintheless days.
ADMIRAL HIGHBALL
Lump of ice
1 teaspoonful pineapple syrup
1 teaspoonful lemon juice
2/3 jiggers Rye whiskey
3 jiggers Tokay
Fill up with Seltzer
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AND HOW!
%tumbler of Port Wine
1 dozen dashes of Jamaica ginger
Pill up with brandy,stir gently (very gently—it might go off!)
and serve with,a little nutmeg on top.
ANISET
1 Ponj' Absinthe
1 Jigger water mixed in slowly HP
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
1 teaspoonful Benedictine
Pill with ice and shake very thoroughly and strain into a claret
glass.
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