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MIXED DRINKS.
CREME De MENTHE.
Fill sherry-glass with fine ice, pour in Creme
De Menthe over the ice until glass is full; serve
with one straw in glass.
EGG NOGG.
Two and a half gallons. Separate the whites
from the yolks of one dozen eggs, whip them sep
arately—the whites until very'stiff, the yolks until
very thin; put yolks in large bowl, add three
pounds powdered sugar, stirring constantly to pre
vent sugar from lumping, three pints brandy, one
pint Jamaica rum,two gallons rich milk. While
stirring putin an ounce of nutmeg. If not strong
enough to suit, add more brandy, then put the
whites on top. When serving, cut off a small
quantity of white and put on top of glass with a
dash of nutmeg.
APPLE BRANDY COCKTAIL.
Fill mixing-glass two thirds full of ice, small
bar-spoonful syrup,two dashes Caroni or Angos
tura bitters, three dashes Curacao,one jigger apple
brandy. Stir well, strain in cocktail-glass.