Vintage Cocktails

For a mixed party of twenty

This delicious punch is compounded as follows: 

Five bottles of Champagne

One quart of Jamaica rum

One pint of Maraschino

Six lemons, sliced

Sugar to taste

Mix above ingredients in a large punch-bowl, then place in the center of the bowl a large block ice, ornamented on top with rock candy, loaf sugar, sliced lemons or oranges, and fruits in season.

For a party of ten

Four bottles of Kelly Island Catawba

One bottle of claret

Three oranges or one pineapple

Ten table-spoonfuls of sugar

Let this mixture stand in a very cold place, or in ice, for one hour or more, then add one bottle of Champagne.

Use large tumbler

One table-spoonful of powdered sugar

Two table-spoonfuls of water - mix well with a spoon

Take three or four sprigs of fresh mint and press them well in the sugar and water until the flavor of the mint is extracted

Add one and a half wine glass of Cognac

Fill the glass with fine chipped ice

Draw out the sprigs of mint and insert them in the ice with the stems downward so that the leaves will be above in the shape of a bouquet.

Arrange berries and small pieces of sliced orange on top in a tasteful manner

Dash with Jamaica rum

Sprinkle white sugar on top

Sip through a straw and you have a julep fit for an Emperor.

Use large tumbler

Two wine glasses of sherry

One table-spoonful of sugar

Two or three slices of orange

Fill tumbler with shaved ice, shake well and ornament with berries in season

Dash with port wine

Drink through a straw