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DRINKS.
produce
smoothness
in
the
drink.
The
Slang
Dic-
tionary
holds
flip
to
be
synonymous
with
Flannel,
the
old
term
for
gin
and
beer
drunk
hot
with
nutmeg,
sugar,
etc.,
a
play
on
the
old
name
lamUs
wool.
The
anecdote
of
Goldsmith
Ar\n\i\r\^
flannel
in
a
night-
house
with
George
Parker,
Ned
Shuter,
and
the
demure,
grave-
looking
gentleman,
is
well
known.
MINT
JULEP.
The
julep
is
especially
popular
in
the
Southern
States,
and
is
said
to
have
been
introduced
into
England
by
Captain
Marryatt.
That
romance-
writing
seaman
in
his
work
on
America,
says
:
"
I
must
descant
a
little
upon
the
mint
jtdep,
as
it
is,
with
the
thermometer
at
ioo°,
one
of
the
most
delightful
and
insinuating
potations
that
ever
was
invented,
and
may
be
drunk
with
equal
satisfaction
when
the
ther-
mometer
is
as
low
as
70°.
There
are
many
varieties.