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SMASHES.—SOURS

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Whisky.

_ Put into a small tumbler one teaspoonful of

icing sugar, half a wineglass of water, and one

wineglass of whisky (Irish or Scotch); fill the

tumbler two-thirds with shaved ice, shake well,

and ornament with two sprigs of mint (as in

Mint Julep) and berries in season; serve with

a straw.

SOURS.

Sours do not omit to put the lemon-peel

in the glass.

Apple Jack Sour.

Put into a large tumbler, with half a table-

spoonful of icing sugar, the juice of half a

lemon, and dissolve the same with a squirt of

seltzer-water from a syphon ; add one wifle-

glass of old cider brandy. Nearly fill the glass

with shaved ice, stir well, strain, ornament with

a little fruit, and serve.

Bourbon Sour.

Put into a small tumbler one feaspoonful

ot icing sugar, the juice and rind of a quarter

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wineglass of Bourbon whisky,

and fill the tumbler two-thirds vvith shaved ice •

shake well, and strain.

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