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HIGHBALLS

Highballs, together with other beverages similar in form, come second

only to cocktails in importance to the connoisseur. They are, in fact,

merely "extended" cocktails—i. e., the first half prepared in the same man

ner and the second half made up of any one of a dozen or more "fillers"

such as Ginger Ale, Seltzer, White Rock, Lime Rickey, etc., etc. This

class of beverage should be served in the Highball glass (6-ounce), Short

Highball (4-ounce) or Tall Highball (8-ounce). Each recipe will specify

the proper glass to be used.

Highballs, even more so than Cocktails, provide the ingenious mixer

with room for imagination. Here he or she not only has a choice of the

many Liqueurs, Cordials, Bitters, etc.^ but also the further choice of a

proper filler. Many pleasant surprises are in store for the experimenter.

As with Cocktails the publisher has endeavored to cover the entire field

so that the choice of the host shall be from the widest range of beverages,

but in all instances specifying only the filler called for in the original recipe.

ADDINGTON

Fr. Vermouth ....54 jigger It. Vermouth ,..,54 jigger

Plain Soda

to fill

Stir well with ice in highball glass, add soda to fill, twist orange peel

over and serve.

ADMIRAL

Whisky

54 jigger Pineapple Syrup ...2 dashes

Tokay

54 jigger Lemon

2 dashes

Seltzer

to fill

Stir well with ice, strain into highball glass. Add lump of ice, fill with

seltzer and serve.

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AMERICAN GLORY

Champagne

1 jigger Orange

1 jigger

.Plain Soda

to fill

Stir gently in highball glass with ice, fill with soda and serve with straws.

AMER PICON

Amer Picon

i jigger Grenadine

54 jigger

Seltzer

to fill

Stir well with ice and strain into highball glass. Add lump of ice, fill with

seltzer and serve with straws.