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Cocktails
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Use equal parts of gin and orange juice,or one ofthe many
brands of bottled orange beverages. Serve cold, and to each
drink add a dasb of Grenadine, or leave out the Grenadine
entirely. A bit of yellow lemon peel tweaked on top of each
glass is desirable.
MIXING A TENNESSEE COCKTAIL
Down Tennessee way, tbey mix this one with whisky,
either Rye, Scotch, Bourbon or Irish, using two ounces in
the shaker, adding one ounce of sweet Itahan Vermouth and
about a quarter teaspoon of orange bitters,and a thin slice of
lemon floating after the drink is thoroughlyshaken and served
in a cocktail glass.
MIXING A KNICKERBOCKER COCKTAIL
Thisis an echo out ofthe pleasant past, when the Knicker
bocker,now converted into an oflBce building, was the gayest
of the gay hotels at 42d Street and Broadway. To mix the
Knickerbocker is a task of skill.Have plenty of ice in your
shaker,for it is best very cold. Now pour in three ounces of
Bacardi Rum,three-quarter ounce of orange juice, a quarter
teaspoon of raspberry syrup and of pineapple syrup, a tea
spoon oflemon,a dash of orange bitters and shake vigorously.
Pour into a cocktail glass.
MIXING A BRONX COCKTAIL
The Bronx Cocktail, strange to say, was invented in
Philadelphia, of aU places! There it might have remained in
obscurity had it not been for one Joseph Sormani, a Bronx
restaurateur, who discovered it in the Quaker City in 1905.
The original recipe has been greatly distorted in the
course of years, but here's the original to guide you and to
compare with the other recipes being used:
Four parts of gin,one part of orange juice and one part of
Italian Vermouth. Shake thoroughly in ice and serve. Now
that you know theREALone,here's another