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THE GENTLEMAN'S COMPANION
mono
could pinch hit for the absinthe, or
ojen-the
Spanish absinthe
-would also work, lacking the real Swiss product.
THE RANGOON STAR RUBY, a WoNDERFUL
&
STIMULATING
CocKTAIL from LoWER-BURMAH
In
1926
we disembarked in Burmah from a round-the-world ship,
and spent several days there before hopping off to Calcutta in a little
"Bibby" boat carrying a mess of Mohammedan pilgrims headed for
Mecca as deck passengers, and who did all their own cooking right
down there in plain sight.
In
Rangoon we joined up with several
fulk in the Strand bar of evenings to chin about the romantic Manda–
lay country far up the Irrawaddy River, and to talk over gems with
Hamid and his ,brother from Colombo and Bombay, and to acquire
a really fine zircon for someone else and a set of star sapphire dress
studs for oursel( One American headed out on leave from certain ruby
mining operations up-country told us he had invented himself a
drink that
everyon~
up at headquarters liked so well he was going to
shout it to the world so that no man might be denied its virtues. He
popped behind the bar before we could say "knife" and whipped up
the following mixture which, due to its colour, he had christened the
Star Ruby.
Take
1
jigger of good cognac,
Yz
pony of cherry brandy,
Yz
pony of
French vermouth,
2
dashes each of orange bitters and lemon phos–
phate, then for added flavour
1
tsp of
kirsch,
or
Yz
tsp of maraschino.
Shake with finely cracked ice, pour into a wine glass leaving a little
ice floating, and let fall 6 drops of grenadine in the center of this
chilly expanse for the ruby colour touch.
SUNDAY VESPERS, from the REPERTOIRE of an AMERICAN OFFI–
CIAL with PARAMOUNT FILMS WHo DWELLS near QuEEN ANNE's GATE
LONDON
Here's a gentle thought for that long quiet, house-bound afternoon,
just prior to evening services, when both the spiritual and bodily
reservoirs need aiding and abetting. It should be served, in summer,
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