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CHAPTER I
MORNING DRINKS KNOWN AS " PICKUPS "
OR "BRACERS"
When You Stagger Out oj Bed, Groggy, Grouchy and
Cross-Tempered
Charleston Bracer
Place in shaker, one part brandy, one part Port wine^
one raw egg, one half teaspoonful of powdered sugar or
plain syrup. Add sufficient cracked ice, shake thoroughly
in order to break egg and strain into serving glass.
Brandy Sour
Mix in a small bar glass a large teaspoonful of
powdered sugar dissolved in a little seltzer water, the
juice of half a lemon, and a dash of Curacoa. Pour in a
wine-glass of brandy. Fill the glass with shaved ice. Shake
and strain into a claret glass. Ornament with orange and
berries in season.
Gin Sour
Mix in a small bar glass a large teaspoonful of
powdered white sugar dissolved in a little seltzer water,
the juice of half a lemon, and a dash of bitters. Pour in
a wine-glass of gin. Fill the glass with shaved ice. Shake