68 / 156
68
SUMMER DRINKS
George IV.
Put into a bowl the thinly pared rinds of one
China orange, one lemon, and the rind of half
a Seville orange, add a quarter of a pint of plain
syrup, then add the juice of the fruit, and let
the mixture stand for an hour. Make half a
pint of strong green tea, sweeten to taste with
sifted sugar, and when cold add to the fruit and
syrup, with half a wineglass of Jamaica rum,
half a wineglass of brandy, half a wineglass of
arrack, the same quantity of pineapple syrup,
and a bottle of champagne ; strain ; ice for two
hours. Serve in small glasses.
Gin.
Put into a large tumbler one tablespoonful
of raspberry syrup, one tablespoonful of icing
sugar, one wineglass of water, one and a half
wineglasses of gin, the juice of half a small
lemon, two slices of orange, and one piece of
pineapple. Fill the tumbler with shaved ice,
shake well, and ornament With berries in season;
Serve with a straw.
Gin.
Another Way.
Put into a large tumbler a tablespoonful of
sifted sugar, the juice of one lemon, a wineglass
and a half of gin, and twenty drops of mara
schino ; add a bottle of soda-water. Ice for one
hour.