A bachelors cupboard

IMPERIAL Peel one pineapple and four oranges; cut PUNCH the first in small slices and separate the oranges into pieces, putting all in a punch bowl. Then boil in a quart of water two sticks of cinnamon and a stick of vanilla cut in small pieces; strain the water through the sieve Into the bowl, and then rub the rind of a lemon on one and one-half pounds of lump sugar, put the sugar In the water, and squeeze over the juice of three lemons. After It cools, place on Ice and add a bottle of Rhine wine, a quart of rum, and, just before serving, a bottle of champagne and half a bottle of seltzer. A Dissertation on Drinks ''A big head has a big ache/* MINT Dampen a small bunch of mint, dust with JULEP powdered sugar, bruising slightly, and pour over a little boiling water. Allow this to draw, then strain Into tall glasses quite filled with finely-shaved ice. Dress the glass with sprigs of mint and pour in enough brandy to fill. Do not stir, but set in the ice box until thoroughly cool, and serve with straws. " He is an ill guest that never drinks to his host/' SHANDY Mix equal parts of ginger ale and Bass's GAFF Pale Ale. A temperate libation approved of by the very youthful Londoners. '' Claret for boys, port for men, and brandy for heroes." SHERRY Into a large glass put a spoonful of sugar, COBBLER a dash of White Rock, a wineglassful of sherry, and a dash of port. Fill up with fine ice, ornament with fruits in season, and top off with a spoonful of Ice cream of desired flavor. Serve with a straw and spoon. ''I will drink life to the lass/' — Tennyson, THE ONLY Put in a tall goblet some shaved ice, two ONE dashes of gum, half a pony of creme de menthe, a pony of gin, and a dash of orange bitters. A Dissertation on Drinks Squeeze into it the juice of a lemon-peel, stir well and serve. '' The three-hooped pot shall have ten hoops, and /• will make it felony to drink small beerj" — Shakespeare, STOUT Boil a quart of stout with a quarter-pound PUNCH of lump sugar and a stick of cinnamon; beat four eggs to a foam and mix with a wineglassful of rum ; take the stout from the fire and add, while continually stirring, to the egg mixture. APPETI- Two lumps of ice, one-third vino vermouth ZER OF (Italian), one-third of Fernet branca, and ANGELO 2 gjj^g Qf orange. This is served at the North End cafe of Angelo, in Boston, and is the favorite Italian aperitif. '* 'Twill make the widow's heart to sing. Though the tear be in her eye." „ — Burns, AN IM- Into a goblet put the juice of a lime, a lit- MORTAL tie seltzer, and a spoonful of sugar, half SOUR pf apple-jack, half of peach brandy, and the white of an egg. Fill up with ice, strain and serve. " ' In vino Veritas ' is an argument for drinking only when you suppose all men to he liars." — Dr. Johnson. WEEPER'S To a goblet two-thirds full of fine ice add JOY three dashes of gum, half a pony of ab- A Dissertation on Drinks sinthe, half a pony of vino vermouth, half a pony of kummel, and one dash of Curagao. Stir and strain before serving. ''Never lend a man money after youve been drinking; never try to borrow from one before he's had a drink'*