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What Shall We Drink?
we now mix for us two in our shaker holding a half dozen
cubes of ice. Break into it two fresh eggs and stir with spoon
imtil yolk and white are blended. Now add a tablespoon of
"gum,"about six ounces of Port Wine,two ponies of French
Brandy and shake till your arms ache, the more the better.
Now strain into two tall slender goblets, adding a bit of
shaved ice if necessary to fill. Grate a bit of nutmeg on top of
each glassand toast the inventor of this delectable drink.
MIXING A MANHATTAN CLUB OYSTER COCKTAIL
Of course, when you want a Manhattan Club Oyster
Cocktail, it must be in the months which have an "R" in
their spelling. Use alarge oyster cocktail glass and into it put
a half dozen—or less, if you wish—freshly opened oysters.
Over this pour this mixture,which weshall makein aseparate
container:
Squeeze outinto atumbler the juice of onelemon strained
into the shaved ice,add two dashes of Tabasco sauce,a pinch
of salt and a mite of red and white pepper. Now add a tea
spoon of vinegar and two teaspoons of catsup. Shake thor
oughly and spread in two even portions over the oysters.
Serve with oyster fork. Fooled you, that time, didn't I?
Not a bit of alcohol in the whole list of ingredients! But a
glass of cold beer or ale goes well with it!
MIXING A"HANGOVER"COCKTAIL
Assuming thatoncein a while yourfoot mightslip and you
feel a bit headachy in the morning,there's an old maxim that
it is nota bad idea to takesome ofthe poison ofthesnakethat
bit you. Whether that is good or bad advice doesn't matter,
so long as the drink be good,and you'll agree it is when you
drink this"Hangover" Cocktail,making it for yourseh alone,
becauseI haven't any headache:
Shaved ice in the shaker first, please. Now pour in an
ounce of brandy,an ounce of whisky,a dash of Absinthe(or
that may be left out as you wish), two dashes of Angostura
Bitters,a teaspoon of"gum,"a quarter teaspoon of Curacao,