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''Et le nom de cette etoile etait ABSINTHE: et la troisieme partie des
eaux fut changee en
ABSIN'l'HE;
et elles fuent mourir un grand nombre
d'hommes pa rce qu'cllcs etaient devcuues arueres."-REVELA'l'ION viii: 2.
(Nouveau Testament Francais.)
''And the name of the star is called WORMWOOD: and the third part
of the waters became WORMWOOD; and many meu died of the waters, because
they were made hitter."-R.EVELA'l'ION \riii:2.
ABSINTHE BRACER.
2
A LA JEAN AITKEN, SPOKANE, WASH.
lnto a small mixing-glass place half a pony of anisette, half a pony of
orgeat, a pony of absinthe and a whole egg; fil l the glass with pure sweet
milk, shake thoroughly with some cracked ice in the shaker, strain into au
egg-shaped punch-glass and serve.
ABSINTHE COCKTAIL.
3
Fill a medium-size mixing-glass with :fine ice ;i.nd pour over it two drops
of Angostura bitters, a dash of orgea t syrup, a dash of anisette and about
half a jigger of absinthe; stir well or shake, strain into a chilled stem
cocktail-glass, squeeze a piece of lemon-peel over t1ie top and serve with a
chaser of ice water.
ABSINTHE DRIP.
4
FRENCH
STYLE.
Into a highball or punch-glass place a lump of ice, a pony of absinthe
and a flavor of either gum, orgeat or anisette (whichever the patron prefers);
then
fill
an absinthe-strainer (a glass or metallic vessel with a single hole in
the bottom) with cracked ice and water, and hold it high up above the glass
containing the absinthe, allowing it to drip until the glass is full; then stir
well and serve.