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SUMMER DRINKS
Whisky.
Put into a large tumbler two wineglasses of
Irish or Scotch whisky; add one tablespoonful of
icing sugar, and two or three slices of orange;
fill the tumbler with pounded ice; shake well,
ornarnent with slices of orange and clusters of
grapes, and serve with two straws.
COCKTAILS.
In mixing a Cocktail, which is a beverage particularly
popular at fishing or shooting parties, being considered
sustaining to the inner man, the pounded ice should in all
cases b^ put into the glass first. T^e most suitable glass
for the purpose is a tumbler holding half a pint.
Absinthe.
Put into a small tumbler three-quarters of a
wineglass of absinthe, thirty drops of gum, and
ten drops ofAngostura bitters; add a little shaved
ice, and thoroughly shake and strain.
Brandy.
Put into a small tumbler one wineglass of
brandy ; add thirty drops of gum syrup, six
drops of Angostura bitters, and twenty drops
of cura9oa; fill one-third with pounded or
shaved ice, and stir with a spoon or shake well;
strain, and put a small piece of lemon-peel on
<^op.