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" 2 pints lager beer, brought to boiling point.
3 glass rhum.
3 glass cognac.
8 lumps sugar.
I lemon.
" I am afraid the poor fellow won't get another
taste of it for five years."
Lager beer and " rhum " does not read parti
cularly delectable. But there is no accounting
for tastes ; and possibly the Burglar's Brewmay
find favour amongst some of my young friends.
Reserving the right to re-enter upon the
subject of long drinks, I will now touch upon a
short one or two. Imprimis^
Cocktails^
another brand of beverages which our American
cousins have introduced into the old country. I
am bound to add that the beverage in question
has not altogether " frozen on" here, although
the American Bar has become an institution in
all fashionable and much - frequented quarters.
In the land of its birth the cocktail is said to be
popular at shooting or fishing parties. But on this
sidethe hostwhowants hisguests to shoot straight
does not ply them freely with fancy drinks.
Brandy Cocktail.
To save wearisome repetition of words, it
should be stated at the outset that the cocktail
is almost invariably mixed in a small tumbler, in
which the necessary crushed ice has been placed
first.