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Gin Sling

From Consolidated Library of modern cooking and household recipes (1905).

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From Consolidated Library of modern cooking and household recipes (1905), printed page 77, digitised by the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/bwb_P9-EBY-842_5

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Ingredients

Method

  1. In a small bar-glass dissolve 1 small teaspoonful of fine white sugar in 1 wineglassful of water.
  2. Add 1 wineglassful of brandy and 1 small lump of ice, and stir well.
  3. Serve with a little grated nutmeg on top.
  4. Hot Gin Sling In a hot bar-glass of medium size dissolve 1 small teaspoonful of powdered white sugar in a little boiling water.
  5. Add 1 wineglassful of Holland gin, and fill the glass two-thirds full of boiling water.
  6. Serve with a little grated nutmeg on top.