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What Shall We Drink?
MIXING A CLARET SANGAREE
Into a goblet one-third full of shaved ice pour equal parts
of Claret wine and seltzer or carbonated water, sweetening
with "gum"to suit taste and stirring in some grated nutmeg
as desired.
MIXING A RHINE AND SELTZER
This simple drink is much hked by the Germans. Fill a
wine goblet half full of Rhine Wine,add two ice cubes and fill
glass with very cold seltzer. Stir and drink.
MIXING A RHINE WINE LEMONADE
Use wine goblet and put in juice of a half lemon,a table
spoon of "gum," cracked ice to fill at least a third of glass,
fill with Rhine wine, stir and add to top fruits in season.
That's all—except to drink it, sipping.
MIXING A WHISKY SMASH
Choose your favorite Whisky—Rye,Scotch, Bourbon or
Irish—and into a tumbler half full of cracked or shaved ice,
as you wish,pom two ounces of Whisky,or more,if you like
it "stiff," fizz with two squirts of vichy or seltzer, sweeten to
taste with "gum,"stir in afew drops oflemon juice and then
fiU glass to top with shaved ice, sipping through straws or
drinking at rim. Topped with a thin half shce of lemon and
a quarter slice of orange,it is more tempting.
HOW TO MAKE A SUISSETTE FRAPPE
Into your shaker well iced, preferably with finely shaved
ice, pour one pony of Flora Suiza and one pony of sparkling
water. Shake until shaker's surface is frosted. Strain into
tall slender tumbler, fill with vichy, seltzer or carbonated
water and drink.
HOW TO MAKE A MAMIE TAYLOR HIGHBALL
Squeeze into a highball glass the juice of two Hmes, add
two ounces of dry gin, two cubes of ice and fill glass with
very cold ginger ale,stirring with spoon. Top with a tweaked
bit of yellow lemon rind.