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A bachelors cupboard

1906

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Presented as published in 1906. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
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 be- fore serving, a bottle of champagne and half a bottle of seltzer✪ Imperial Punch. 142 A BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD 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✪ Mint Julep. 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✪ Sherry Cobbler, orna- ment 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. 143 A BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD 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 contin- ually 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 favor- ite 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- 144 A BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD 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 drink- ing; never try to borrow from one before he's had a drink'* ✪ The Only One