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What Shall We Drink?

BRONX COCKTAIL

Crush a slice of orange in a tumbler,add a dash of orange

bitters, two ounces of gin, a dash of "gum",two ounces of

Italian dry Vermouth. Shake and serve. And here's another

variation of

BRONX COCKTAIL

Shake together atablespoon of orange juice,two ounces of

rye whisky,two oimces of Italian sweet Vermouth,a dash of

Angostura Bitters and a dash of"gum." And,by the way of

stiU further variation,here's another method!

BRONX COCKTAIL

Into a shaker pour the juice of one-quarter orange and

about a teaspoon of"gum." Now add an ounce and a half of

gin (dry or sweet),three-quarter ounce of Italian sweet Ver

mouth,three-quarter ounce French dry Vermouth and shake

vigorously in the iced container. Strain into cocktail glass.

HOW TO MIX THE AMBER DREAM COCKTAIL

Ice your shaker as usual and pour in two ounces of dry

gin,one ounce of dry Italian Vermouth, a half ounce Char

treuse, a dash of orange bitters, a half teaspoon of "gtun,"

Shake,and serve into cocktail glass.

HOW TO MIX A CLOVER LEAF COCKTAIL

Pom into shaker two ounces dry gin,juice of a whole lime

or a half lemon, the partly beaten white of one egg, and a

scant teaspoon of Grenadine. Shake well in ice and serve.

MIXING A SIDE-CAR COCKTAIL

The origin of the Side-Car Cocktail's name is shrouded in

the same obscurity veiling most of the cocktail names. I

have heard it explained as originating during the start of the

motorcycle era when the first side-car was attached for a

second passenger;it has been explained also asasort ofstirrup

cup drink, butinstead of being a stirrup cup,it was served to

an automobilist beside his car just before starting a trip;