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"As I recall, a rather delightful drink Florenz Ziegfeld used to
prepare was two-thirds gin and one-third pineapple juice, with the
rim of the glass moistened
in
~emon
juice or lime and then twirled in
powdered sugar, served very cold. At least he always twirled the
first two or three in powdered sugar. After that it didn't matter."
The sworn preference in mixed
drinks
of
John
Garfield, and he
can be seen whenever in NewYork giving evidence
in
the Cub Room
to support his testimony, is a Rob Roy or Scotch Manhattan, but
Mischa Auer r ecommends an arrangement which he calls a "Balla–
laika" and which, simply enough, depends for its authority on equal
parts Cointreau, Vodka and orange juice frapped and served in
a
cocktail glass. Anne Jeffreys likes a conventional Golden Fizz but
with the added attraction of gra ted cocoanut mixed
in
it, and Binnie
Bar~es
goes-to bat, literally;- for a
Schnorkel:
2
oz. golden bacardi
%
oz. pernod
juice of a large lime
Mix with a little sugar in a Waring mixer
and, like the submarine for which the drink
is
named, you'll be submerged in no time
and perhaps going backward to find out
where you've been.
It is possible that long before the thirsty reader or patron as the
case may be has exhausted this overwhelming catalogue of potables,
or vice versa, the inner man or inner woman may be clamoring for
solid nutriment and, whether they are served adjacent to the dance
floor, in the Cub Room, the Blessed Events Room or elsewhere on
the Stork premises, these are a few of the house specialties which
make it difficult for Jinx Falkenberg to retain her figure :
83: Night