1939 The Gentleman's Companion volume II Beeing an Exotic Drinking Book

THE EXOTIC DRINKING BOOK

whisky-sugar-pineapple foundation. Dip in and-drink. But when serving

best put her smack in the middle of the table with chairs noosed all around;

break out tobacco, musical instruments and yarns; for although this Bola

does not make one intoxicated as we know the word [Note: We resent

this!

Author.]

it does take your legs away, very thriftily."

Author's Note: Having tried this business out once our only sug–

gestion would be to ignore

all

thqught of ice and replace it as a cool–

ing agent by

or 3 quarts of fresh pineapple sherbet or water ice. The

unusual thing about this punch is that it requires no rum of any sort,

for strength or flavouring.

PINEAPPLE MILK, or

LECHE PREPARADA PIIVA,

from SAN

SALVADOR, C.A.

This mild, and almost startlingly delicious pineapple-milk-brandy–

and-other-things punch is insc.ribed on Page 9r.

TIGER'S MILK, Nos. I, II,

III

These successive formulae from Peking;·Bangkok; and finally the

windward coast of Jamaica, and which we consider the most amaz–

ing milk drinks extant, are listed on Pages 129, 130, 131,

90.

NAPOLEON II PUNCH, sometimes CALLED PUNCH

la l'AIGLON

Time this so it will be made when wild cherries are ripe, barring

t:J:iat use sour red "pie" cherries.

Claret, or Burgundy,

pint bottles St. Croix, Martinique, or

Any sour cherry juice,

cup

Haitian rum,

cup

Fine sugar, to taste; keep fairly

Pitted cherries,

cup

acid

Charged water,

pint

Vanilla extract,

tsp or so

Garnish with violets

Ice as above, and add a few bits of chopped violet petals to each cup

as served.

THE

PFIRSCHBOWLE,

or PEACH PuNcH, for OuR REUNION in

VmNNA, or AN¥WHERE

This requires ripe peaches,

not

green ones a little coloured by stand-

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