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Lime Gin Fizz

A historical recipe from Modern American Drinks, by George J. Kappeler (1895).

A historical recipe

Modern American Drinks: How to Mix and Serve All Kinds of Cups and Drinks, by George J. Kappeler (1895). Project Gutenberg eBook #61065.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

Source and licence

From Modern American Drinks, by George J. Kappeler (1895). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #61065 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61065). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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What was changed: As printed, from the book's text; Project Gutenberg's header and licence removed. Ingredient lines were read out of the text by a program. A historical recipe, not current advice.

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Ingredients

Method

  1. Prepare in the same manner as a Plain Gin Fizz, using lime-juice in place of lemon.
  2. Morning Glory Fizz.
  3. Fill a mixing-glass half-full fine ice;
  4. add the juice of half a lemon, half a tablespoonful fine sugar, the white of an egg, one jigger Scotch whiskey, two dashes absinthe;
  5. shake thoroughly, strain into a fizz-glass, fill with siphon seltzer.
  6. Serve.