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AMERICAN

DRINKS

13

Eye

Opener.

Short

Drink.

Fill

a

tumbler

with

chipped

ice,

put

in

a

tea-

spoonful

of

powdered

sugar

and

a

new-laid

egg

;

add

a

liqueur-glass

of

brandy

and

one

of

rum.

Shake

well

and

strain

off

Floster.

American

Sensation.

A

gill

of

sherry,

half

a

gill

of

noyeau,

six

peach

leaves,

three

slices

of

lemon,

half

an

ounce

of

sugar,

a

bottle

of

iced

soda

water,

and

a

lump

of

ice.

Ginger

Ale.

Take

one

gallon

of

plain

syrup,

two

and

a

half

ounces

of

citric

acid

dissolved

in

one

pint

of

water,

two

ounces

of

caramel,

essence

of

ginger

ale

one

ounce

and

a

half,

American

foam

one

ounce.

Honey

Drink.

Melt

the

honey

in

a

bainmarie

and

flavour

it

with

some

essence,

such

as

clove

or

lemon,

with

either

gin

or

brandy

in

the

proportion

of

quarter

of

an

ounce

of

essence

and

half

a

pint

of

spirit

to

each

one

pound

of

honey.

A

spoonful

of

this

prepared

honey

is

then

mixed

with

a

liqueur-glass-

ful

of

cognac

and

half

a

pint

of

hot

liquid.

John

Collins.

Put

some

ice

into

a

large

tumbler,

squeeze

on

it

the

juice

of

half

a

lemon,

add

a

slice

of

pineapple