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jyjixed
Drinks
and
Their
Ingredients
A.
E.
UL'PPERMANN
of
J.
11
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l\'uppcinian
New
York
Cili/
In
considering
the
subject
of
mixed
drinks,
it
may
not
be
out
of
place
to
dwell
briefly
upon
their
history,
as
well
as
upon
the
reasons
for
their
existence
and
their
continued
popularity.
Since
time
immemorial,
men
have
sought
to
lend
an
added
relish to
food
through
seasoning,
that
is,
through
the
addition
of
flavorings
of
a
si)icy,
aromatic,
or
piquant,
nature.
It
was
natural,
therefore,
that
the
same
meth-
ods
should
have
been
applied
in
the
matter
of
beverages,
as
is
witnessed
by
the
highlx'-llavored
jninches
and
other
brews
of
our
forefathers.
A
distinction
siiould
be
drawn,
howex'er,
between
those
mixed
drinks
whicii
are
devised
purely
as
thirst
(luenciiers
and
which
should
be
classified
under
the
heading
of
beverages,
and
those
which
are
commonly
known
as
appetizers.
Among
the
former
are
included
such
drinks
as
shandy-gaff
and
the
various
toddies,
rickeys,
punches,
cobblers,
juleps,
etc.
To
some
of
these
beverages
it
has
been sought
to
communicate
a
food
value,
aside
from
that
of
the
stimulant,
as
in
the
case
of
sherry-flip,
egg-nogg,
milk-punch,
etc.,
foods
having
been
introduced
because
of
their
value
as
such,
rather
than
because
of
any
flavor
which
tiiey
might
impart.
But
there
is
another
class
of
mixed
drinks
not
less
impor-
tant
nor
less
ijojnilar
than
the
thirst-quenchers
or
beverages
just
named.
This
class
is
popularly
known
under
the
name
of
appetizers,
in
which
are
comprised
all
of
the
cocktails
and
other
mixed
drinks
that
are
designed
particularly
to
increase
the
de-
sire
for
food,
that
is,
to
promote
the
appetite
and
stimulate
the
activity
of
the
digestive
organs.
In
medicine,
the
therapeutic
value
of
simple
or
aromatic
bitters
has
long
been
recognized.
The
introduction
of
a
bitter
element,
highly
aromatic
in
its
nature,
was
due
to
this
widely
accepted
principle
among
medical
men
as
well
as
the
laity
as
to
the
value
of
aromatic
bitters
administered
in
its
most
delight-
ful
form,
viz.,
the
cocktail.
The
bitters
act
upon
the
saliva
glands
as
well
as
upon
the
secretions
of
the
stomach,
stimulating
both
to
a
greater
degree