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MIDNIGHT AND BEFORE-BED DRINKS

MIDNIGHT AND BEFORE-BED DRINKS Recipes of 1920s

Category: Cocktails Tags: Absinthe, Bitter, Gin, Liqueur, Rum, Vermouth, Whiskey
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For Insomnia, Bad Dreams, Disillusionment and Despair

 

Golden Fizz

In container place one portion of dry gin, the yolk of a raw egg and two teaspoonfuls of powdered sugar. Fill with ice, shake thoroughly to combine ingredients and serve with cold seltzer water. Drink while still effervescent.

Hot Spiced Rum

Fill a tumbler two-thirds full of hot water after placing spoon in glass and mix in a pony of Jamaica rum. Add one teaspoonful of sugar, juice of a quarter of a lemon, and whole cloves to suit taste. Serve with spoon.

Egg Nog

To one glass of fresh milk in a container add a raw egg, two teaspoonfuls of sugar, a pony of brandy, fill with ice and shake thoroughly to combine ingredients. Serve cold with a little grated nutmeg on top.

Albermarle Cocktail

One pony Holland gin to one-half ounce Absinthe. Fill shaker with ice, shake and strain into cocktail glass.

Crimson Cocktail

Mix in a shaker one part dry gin with a dash of orange bitters. Ice, shake and pour into a glass. Then pour over this a half portion of Port wine. Allow it to settle without stirring before serving.

Gin and Italian

In a shaker pour two parts dry gin, one-third Italian Vermouth, juice of one-quarter of an orange and a sprig of mint. Fill with ice, shake well and strain into cocktail glass.

Hot Irish

Fill a tumbler two-thirds full of boiling water, putting a spoon in glass first to prevent cracking. In this dissolve a spoonful of sugar and add a portion of Irish whiskey. Squirt in the juice of a quarter lemon, and ornament with a slice of lemon. Serve with a spoon.

Egg Whiskey Fizz

In a shaker place one portion whiskey, juice of half a lemon, a teaspoonful of powdered sugar, white of one raw egg, and a few dashes of Absinthe. Ice, shake thoroughly to combine ingredients and serve, half filling the glass. Fill up with seltzer water.

Tom and Jerry

To one portion of brandy or rum, add one well-beaten raw egg and two teaspoonfuls of sugar. Stir thoroughly while pouring in hot milk, and serve with grated nutmeg or paprika on top.

Cholera Cocktail

In a bar glass pour half a teaspoonful of Jamaica ginger, one-third brandy, one-third Port wine and one-sixth each of Cherry and Blackberry brandy. Grate nutmeg on top and stir with spoon. Use no ice.

Egg Bacardi Rum Cocktail

In shaker place one dash Grenadine, one part Bacardi rum, one part lemon juice and white of one egg. Ice, shake until very cold and strain slowly.

Cold Brandy Flip

Mix together in a large glass a teaspoonful of powdered sugar, a wine-glass of brandy, a half wineglass of water, a fresh raw egg and a few small lumps of ice. Shake up thoroughly, strain into a small bar glass and serve cold with a little grated nutmeg on top.

Sherry and Egg

Break one raw egg into a large glass, stir it up well and fill the glass with Sherry.

 

Additional information

Books

“Cheerio!”: A book of Punches and Cocktails by Charles (Reinhardt, Charles Nicholas). New York City, 1928

Years

1920s

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