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HOW TO MIX ABSXNTHE.
(Use an absinthe glass.)
In preparing the above drink youmust be particular
and inquire, whether the customer desires it in the
old French style or on the new, improved plan.
Mix as follows in a large bar or absinthe glass:—1
pony-glass of absinthe, place this into the large glass,
take the top part of the absinthe glass, which has the
shape of a bowl, with a small, round hole in the bot
tom, fill this with finely shaved ice and water; then
raise the bowl up high, and let the water run or drip
into the glass containing the absinthe; the color of
the absinthe will show when to stop; then pour into
the large glass, and serve.
None but genuine absinthe should be used, which
you can easily recognize by the color in mixing, as it
will turn to a milk color and look cloudy, which the
domestic article does not. This is "what they call
an old-style French absinthe.
AMERICAN STYIiE OP MIXING
ABSINTHE.
(Use a large bar glass.)
f glassful of fine ice;
6 or 7 dashes of gum syrup;
1 pony-glass of absinthe;
2 wine-glasses of water.
Then shake the ingredients, until the outside of the
shaker is covered with ice; strain it into a large bar
glass, and serve. The way this is mixed it is more
pleasant to drink than the French style. The Amer
icans are not in the habit of drinking absinthe like
the French are, but a drink of it occasionally will hurt
nobody.
This is what they call American or frozen absinthe.