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while

blazing,

pour

from

one

mug

to

the

other.

Sweeten

to

taste,

and

serve

in

a

bar

tumbler,

with

a

piece

of

lemon

peel.

Blue

Blazer

is

really

nothing

more

than

ordinary

whiskey

and

water.

Black

Stripe,

Into

a

small

bar-

glass

pour

i

wine

glass

of

Santa

Cruz

rum

and

i

tablespoonful

of

molasses

;

cool

with

shaved

ice,

or

fill

up

with

boiling

water,

according

to

season.

Grate

nutmeg

on

top.

This

is

ordinary

rum

and

water.

The

following

appeared

in

Moonshine,

and

may

fitly

conclude

our

chapter

on

American

drinks,

for

which

the

verdant

English

youth

has

paid

to

the

cunning

dispenser

so

many

nimble

ninepences

:

"

Thou

art

thirsty,

Amaryllis

;

say

to

what

dost

thou

incline?

Wilt

thou

toy

with

amber

bubbles

at

the

Fons

Burtonis

brink

?

Shall

I

crown

the

crystal

goblet

with

the

flashing

Rhenish

wine

?

Or

it

may

be

thou

would'st

wish

for

din

American

long

drink

?

Shall

I

brew

a

Flash of

Lightning

or

a

Bourbon

Whiskey-

skin

?

Or

a

Saratoga

Brace-up

?

Sweetest,

you

have

but

to

say.

Nay,

perhaps

a

Bottle

Cocktail

would

your

kind

approval

win

?

Or

a

Santa Cruz

Rum

Daisy

will

be

something

in

your

way?

I

can

recommend

a

Morning-Glory

Cocktail

to

your

taste,

And

a

Corker

or

a

Nervtr

there

are

i^^'

who

will

de-

spise

;

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