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 and with a long-drawn sigh of relief sinks back to dream again until the dinner bell sounds its hospitable summons. The mint julep still lives, but it is by no means fashionable. Somehow the idea has gotten abroad that the mint ought to be crushed and shaken up with water and whiskey in equal proportions. No man can fall in love with such a mixture. Poor juleps have ruined the reputation of the South’s most famous drink.

 

The gin julep is made with the same ingredients as the mint julep, omitting the fancy fixings.

 

The whiskey julep is made the same as the mint julep, omitting ail fruits and berries.

 

Take the juice of two oranges.

1 gill of raspberry syrup.

1 gill of Maraschino.

1 gill of Old Tom gin.

1 quart bottle Sparkling Moselle.

1 ripe pineapple, peeled, sliced and cut up.

Put all the materials in a glass bowl; ice, and serve in flat glasses, ornamented with berries in season. 