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The BonVivant's Companion
FANCY DRINKS
Brandy Scaffa
Use sherry glass
Vz jigger raspberry syrup
Vz jigger maraschino
jigger green Chartreuse
Top off with brandy, and serve
like Pousse-Cafe.
Gin Rickey
I piece of ice in glass
Juice of Yz lime
Drop squeezed lime into glass
I jigger Gordon gin
Fill glass with fizz water, stir with spoon,
and serve.
SHRUBS
Brandy Shrub
To the thin rinds of two lemons, and the juice of five, add two
quarts of brandy; cover it for three days, then add a quart of
sherry and two pounds of loaf sugar;, run it through a jelly bag,
and bottle it.
OUR ABSENT FRIENDS: Although out of sight, we recognize them with
our glasses.
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