The Only One

Ingredients

• a tall goblet of shaved ice
• two dashes of gum
• half a pony of creme de menthe
• a pony of gin
• a dash of orange bitters
• the juice of a lemon-peel

Method

1. 1

   In a tall goblet, combine shaved ice, gum, creme de menthe, gin, and orange bitters.

2. 2

   Squeeze in lemon juice, stir well, and serve.

As published

This recipe was extracted from A bachelors cupboard (1906) by A. Lyman Phillips, page 59. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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'* WHISKY Into half a glassful of shaved ice squeeze COCKTAIL a little lemon peel, to which add three dashes of gum, two dashes of bitters, one dash of ab- sinthe, and a small glass of whisky. For whisky sling, put into a goblet containing a little fine ice, two dashes of gum

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