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THE EXOTIC DRINKING BOOK
Take
I
jigger of cognac, the same of blackberry brandy, turn into
an Old Fashioned glass. Add
I
dash oil of peppermint and 3 dashes
Jamaica ginger. Stir, dust nutmeg on top, waft up a prayer to any
patron saint, and hope for the best. Not only is the uncertainty, the
restless tendency done, but the mental and physical system is pleas–
antly toned into a new and more solid foundation of cheerfulness.
FOR
MAL de T"P.TE,
a PROVEN REMEDY which WILL PROBABLY CALL
DoWN the ANATHEMA of ALL GRADUATE PHYSICIANS yet which HAs
on MoRE than ONE OccAsION, SAVED OuR OWN LIFE
Take
2
Tom Collins glasses. Into
I
put
I
cup of water, 3 dashes of
aromatic spirits of ammonia,
2
dashes of phosphate. Into the empty
glass put
1Yz
heaping teaspoons of bromo seltzer.
Mix
back and
forth, and when
Yz
subsided, drink.
WORDS to the LIQUID WISE No. XIX, on a TRIED and TRUE
METHOD of PICKING UP the SAD REMAINS of OUR BEST
CRYSTAL WINE GLASSES, SHATTERED by the ACCIDEN–
TAL or CARELESS- HAND,
&
without INDUCED HEMOR–
RHAGE through SURFACE CUTS on the HANDS
Moisten a wad of common cotton very slightly, and after picking up
the larger pieces, en;iploy a blotting motion to the areas infested with
tiny sharp bits. They will come away on the cotton.
MISCELLANEOUS BAR EQUIPMENT without which the
MIXER is PmNTEDL
y
a LAME DucK
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paring knife costing not less than seventy-five cents, and a small cutting
board.
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lemon squeezer
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pair of lime tweezers
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medium coarse strainer about
1
pint size
1
long-handled bar spoon
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corkscrew-a decent one with a comfortable handle
I
bottle cap opener
5 quill or squirter tops, for bitters and grenadine bottles
I
ice shaver or very fine crusher for juleps, and so on.,This can either
be
electric, or manual. . . . A heavy canvas bag and wood mallet is as
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