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WET DRINKS . . . for . . . DRY PEOPLE
MINT JULEP
10 ounce
Crush several sprigs of fresh
mint leaves with about
tea
spoon sugar and a tablespoon
or two of water.
Strain this
mixture into a second glass con
taining 3 ounces of brandy. A
cooler glass of shaven ice is
decorated with several long
sprigs of fresh mint, leaves up,
which have been dusted with
powdered sugar and this mix
ture slowly poured into it over
the ice. You have gone to a lot
of trouble to make a good drink,
now make it appear attractive
by decorating with fruit or
berries, and vote yourself the
life of the party!
(No gingerale or seltzer is
used.)
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