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What Shall We Drink?
CAPE COD RAINBOW
This drink would lend strength to any Cape Cod denizen.
Try one. Fill two-thirds of a cocktail or sherbet glass with
finely shaved ice. Pour in an ounce of Applejack,a teaspoon
of "gum," a teaspoon of lemon, grapefruit or orange juice, a
dash of Grenadine and top with a tablespoon of Creme de
Menthe floating. Twist a sliver of yellow lemon peel over
drink and enjoy it.
GRAPEFRUIT HIGHBALL
Into highball glass pour an ounce and a half of Applejack,
put in several pieces of cracked ice, fill glass with grapefruit
juice,stir and garnish with a sprig offresh table mint.
JERSEY SOUR
To three dashes oflemon juice add a tablespoon of"gum,"
two ounces of Applejack,and after stirring wellin a bit of ice,
serve in Claret glass with afew dashes of vichy or seltzer.
ROYAL FRAPPE
Over finely shaved ice in cocktail or Sherbet glass pour a
half ounce of gin and an ounce and a half of Applejack,adding
a teaspoon of Grenadine. Stir and sip.
ROYAL FIZZ
Mix in tumbler one partly beaten egg,two dashes of lime
juice, five dashes of lemon juice, a tablespoon of"gum"and
two ounces of Applejack. Add ice and fill glass with seltzer
or vichy. Stir and drink through straws.
TEA(OR COFFEE)ROYAL
To a cup of tea or coffee add an ounce of Applejack and
stir. Sweeten to taste,if you wish.
There are many other uses of Applejack which you will
find tasty and excellent. These hints will serve you in con
cocting mixtures of your own. It is only because of the grow
ing quality of modern Applejack that a separate chapter has
been devoted to its possibilities. The host or hostess willfind
it an agreeable change from other drinks and may mystify
guests by letting them guess whatthe main ingredient is.