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What Shall We Drink?
and tweak a bit of lemon peel over each of the two cocktail
glasses before dropping in the lemon rind and drinking. For
one,use halfthe ingredients.
MIXING THE STAR COCKTAIL
For two drinks for you and your guest who might Hke a
Star Cocktail, pour into iced shaker three-quarters of a cock
tail glass of Applejack,thesameamount ofsweet Vermouth,a
spoonful of "gum," a dash of Arrack, a quarter teaspoon of
bitters (orange preferably) and shake to mix ingredients.
Pour into your two cocktail glasses. A cherry isn't objec
tionable.
MIXING A PINK LADY COCKTAIL
Let's try a Pink Lady Cocktailfor two. All we have to do
is pour five ounces of dry gin into our iced shaker, add two
teaspoons of Benedictine, a tablespoon of Grenadine, a tea
spoon of"gum,"and shake well before pouring into our cock
tail glasses. Easy,isn't it?
MIXING A MARASCHINO COCKTAIL
Another simple one for your bridge foursome is the
Maraschino Cocktail. Pour into iced shaker a quarter tea
cup of Maraschino cordial, a teacup of orange juice, and a
half teacup of seltzer or carbonated water. Shake thoroughly
until very cold. Then pour into four cocktail glasses and add
Maraschino cherry to each glass.
MIXING A SLOE GIN COCKTAIL
Into your iced shaker pour two ounces of sloe gin and two
ounces of dry gin. Add juice of one lime, a teaspoonful of
orange bitters and a little "gum" to suit taste. Shake well
and pourfortwointo cocktailglasses.
MIXING A GOLDEN GATE MILK COCKTAIL ,
From Sunny California comes this one,the Golden Gate
Mfik Cocktail.
Get your iced shaker ready to pour into it six ounces of
milk,an ounce of Benedictine,a dash of brandy. Shake well