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Wallis Blue Cocktail
1 pony Cointreau
1 jigger dry gin
1 lime—^juice only
Mix in a shaker well supplied with pieces of ice. Shake. Strain
into a cocktail glass, the rim of which should be rubbed with
the lime pulp and dipped in sugar just before being filled and
served.
When radio and newspapers blazoned to the world
that the Duke of Windsor had concocted a new cocktail
at Chdteau de Cande, Monts, France, in honor of his
marriage to the Lady from Baltimore, many recipes
purporting to be THE one found their way into print—
most of them impossible.
The former Edward VIII of England toasted his duch
ess-to-be in what proves to be a variation of the well-
known and popular "Side Car" cocktail, with gin sub
stituted for brandy. That the cocktail might match the
eyes of his American bride and reflect her penchant for
blue, vegetable dye was added to give the proper color.
Truly a royal gesture.
The king who surrendered a throne for the woman he
loved, mixed a delightful and well-balanced cocktail.
You can do the same, if Cointreau is used. While there
are a number of satisfactory domestic cordials of the dis
tilled orange type, it is better to stick to the imported
brand of M. Cointreau, of Angers, France. Do not sub
stitute lemon juice for lime, and be sure you use a good
brand of dry gin. The blue coloring matter isn't abso
lutely necessary—but it looks pretty and matches Wally's
eyes.
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