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movement for perhaps ten seconds, and then Professor Thomas
poured the beverage into a tumbler and smothered the flame. He
stirred a spoonful of pulverized white sugar into the mixture, adaed
a twist of lemon peel, and shoved the smoking concoction across to
the booted and spurred giant.
"'Sir,' said Professor Thomas, bowing, 'The Blue Blazer!'
"The boastful miner threw back his head and flung the boiling
drink down his throat. He stood motionless for a moment, smack–
ing his lips and tasting the full flavor of it, and then a startled
expression spread over his face. He swayed like a reed in the wind.
He shivered from head to foot. His te,eth rattled. He batted his eyes.
His mouth opened and closed; he could say nothing. Then he sank
slowly into a chair. He was no longer fit to be tied."«·
Blue Blazer:
I
wine glass Scotch whisky
I wine glass boiling water
Use two large silver.plated mugs with
handles. Put the whisky into one mug and
the boiling water into the other, ignite the
whisky with fire, and while blazing mix both
ingredients by pouring them four or five
times from one mug to the other.
If
well
done this will have the appearance of a con–
tinued stream of liquid fire. Sweeten with
powdered sugar and serve in a small bar
tumbler with a piece of lemon peel.
While possessed of neither the spectacular nor the fire hazard quali–
ties of the masterpiece devised by Professor Thomas, there are
several other arrangements dependent upon the skill and artistry
of the barkeep or cellarman for their effectiveness rather than their
alcoholic content alone:
*From
The Bon Vivant's Companion,
edited by Herbert Asbury, ©1927, 1928 by A.lJred
A. Knopf, Inc. and reprinted by permission of the publi•hers.
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