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Bengal Cocktail.
Thirty drops of maraschino, one teaspoonful of
pine-apple syrup, thirty drops of cura9oa, six drops
of Angostura bitters, one wine-glass of old brandy.
Mix, etc., and add peel.
Newport Cocktail.
Two lumps of ice, and a small slice of lemon in
the tumbler, add six drops of Angostura, half a wine
glass of noyeau, and a wine-glass of brandy. Mix,
etc., and add peel.
Gin Cocktail.
Thirty drops of gum syrup, ten drops of Angos
tura, one wine-glass of gin, ten drops of cura5oa.
Mix, etc., and add peel.
A " Swizzle^^
which is well known in fashionable circles as a
morning " livener," somewhat resembles the
above concoction, but is even more seductive
and enthralling. When I gave the recipe for
this in Cakes and Ale, it brought down upon my
devoted head the horror and indignation ofmany
of the good young critics of the superior dailies.
Yet the swallow is harmless enough, absolutely
innocuous—save to the melancholy vapours.
And to shew my utter lack of appreciation of
friendly warnings I append the same recipe in
all its original beauty :—