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Mixed

Drinks

Silver

Fizz

Gin,

1

wineglassful;

juice

of

J^

lemon;

white

of

1

egg;

icing

sugar,

1

teaspoonful;

carbonate

of

soda,

a

pinch

,•

pounded

ice.

Fill

a

tumbler

3

parts

full

with

pounded

ice,

pour

over

this

the gin

and

lemon

juice,

then

add

the

white

of egg,

beaten

to

a

stiff

froth.

Shake

well,

then

strain

into

another

tumbler

containing

the

icing

sugar

and

carbonate

of

soda,

and

serve

at

once.

Silver

Sour

Lemon

juice,

1

dessertspoonful;

unsweetened

gin,

1

wineglassful;

egg,

white

of

1;

loaf

sugar,

1

teaspoonful;

crushed

ice.

Put

the

white

of

an

egg

into

a

tumbler,

beat

it

slightly,

then

add

the

lemon

juice,

gin,

sugar,

and

a

heaped

tablespoonful

of

crushed

ice.

Cover,

and

shake

well

until

sufficiently

coojfed,

then

strain

into

a

small

glass,

and

serve.

Sloe

Gin

1.

Half

fill

clean,

dry

wine

bottles

with

sloes.

Add

to

each

1 oz.

of

crushed

barley

sugar,

a

little

noyau,

or

2

or

3

drops

of

essence

of

almonds.

Fill

the

bottles

with

good

unsweetened

gin,

cork

them

securely,

and

allow

them

to

remain

in

a

moderately

warm

place

for

3

months.

At

the

end

of

this

time

strain

the

liqueur

through

fine

muslin

or

filtering

paper

until

quite

clear,

then

bottle

it.

cork

securely,

and

store

for

use.

2

Cocktail—

Half

fill

a

tumbler

with

broken

ice,

pour

over

it

%

wineglassful

each

of

sloe

gin

and

unsweetened

gin

and

10

drops

of

orange

bitters,

cover

the

top

of

the

glass,

and

shake

it

well.

When

sufficiently

cooled,

strain

it

into

a

small

glass,

and

serve

with

a

small

piece

of

lemon

peel

floating

on

the

top.

Solferino

Brandy,

1

pt.;

simple

syrup,

2

pt.

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