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THE ART OF MIXING THEM
Silver Fizz.
(A large bar glass.) % tablespoon of sugar;
3 or 4 dashes of lemon juice; 1 wineglass of Old
Tom gin; the white only of an egg; fill with ice.
Shake up well; strain into a fizz glass. Fill the
glass with seltzer from a syphon and drink im
mediately.
Sloe Gin Fizz.
Fill large bar glass %full shaved ice; 3 heaping
teaspoonfuls bar sugar; 4 dashes lemon juice; 1
jigger Sloe gin. Shake well; strain into fizz glass;
fill up with seltzer or Apollinaris and serve im
mediately, as this drink should be taken while
effervescing.
Soda Nectar.
(A large bar glass.) The juice of 1 lemon;
% glass of seltzer water; white sugar to taste;
% a small teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda. Mix
the lemon, water and sugar together thoroughly,
then put in the bicarbonate of soda, stir well, and
drink while it is foaming. This is a very pleasant
beverage for a morning drink, and a gentle purge
for the bowels.
Soda Negus.
(Use a small punch bowl, about 1 quart.) 1
pint of port wine; 12 lumps of loaf sugar; 8
cloves; grated nutmeg sufficient to fill a small
teaspoon; put the above ingredients into a thor
oughly clean saucepan warm and stir them well,
but do not suffer it to boil; upon the warm wine
empty a bottle of plain soda. This makes a
delicious and refreshing drink.
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