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THE GENTLEMAN'S COMPANION
tempo of the drink slightly, due to a trifle of ice still remaining
in
it
after final soda goes in; but like the present "Tropical" Daiquiri thus
frozen
in
The Mixer, it is an improvement over the old manual shak–
ing method.
FIZZ,
a
la VIOLETTE,
a CAIRENE INNOVATION SERVED Us in the
HoME of AHMED SOLIMAN, whose FAMILY for 400 YEARS HAs MADE
&
MARKETED PERFUMES
&
PERFUME EssENCES in the SAME SPOT in the
KHAN el KALILI BAZAAR, CAIRO
Ahmed we consider one of our best friends in the Near East. He it
was who arranged a duck shoot for us up
in
the Oasis Lakes in 1932,
at Fayyoum; who sent us Ambar cigarettes on the occasion of our
marriage, and other kindly gestures too numerous to mention. Long
may his shadow extend-this man who numbers every crowned head
among his clients-and thanks for this lovely Fizz, incidentally.
Omit the orange flower water from the Ramos Fizz, adding instead
1
pony of imported French or Bois
Creme de Violette
liqueur, or
Creme Yvette.
Mix everything else
in
exactly the same way, touch the
outside of the crystal glass' lip with the glass rod in the Bacon stopper
of a bottle of
violette
perfume or essence. Serve with garnish of
1
or
2
violet blossoms floated on top. It is a pretty thing to look at, to taste,
to smell. It has caused more than one bachelor to become heralded,
with cause, as a stoutly clever fellow perennially capable of the right,
the judicious, thing! ...
In
our own practice-not trusting the value
of taking perfumes internally, we supply
2
short purple cellophane
straws, and touch the perfume to their upper one-third just beyond
lip reach, yet close to the nose tip for fragrance.
1
THE JAMAICA "GINGER" COCKTAIL, from the GuEsT BooK
RECORD of a FRIEND WISE ENOUGH to WINTER on the SHORES of
LOVELY MoNTEGo BAY;
&
DISCOVERED, A.D. 1930 , under CmcuMsTANCEs
UNIMPORTANT to this WoRK
Take
I
jigger of dry gin,
Yz
jigger of claret or Burgundy,
Yz
jigger
of strained orange juice, and 3 good dashes of Jamaica ginger extract.
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