The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-28
Doo.oas DIS AaRsE.

Divergent Opinions on the Correct
Construction of Mint Juleps.
FFom the Philadelphia Record.
1t Is both pleasant and profitable. once in
a while, TO turn away from the vexing and
trivial discussions about the seal fisheries,
the presidential succession. the tariff, Mr..
Bardsley and the bank failures, and such
like, to more serious and seasonable prob.
lens. With this view Deacon Richard
Smith of the Cincinnati Commercial Ga~
zette has undertaken from memory, doubt
less), In the absence OF Murht Halstead, to
give formula for the construction OF a
mint julep. This ornate and elaborate at-
tempt to add to the sum Of human comfort
reads as follows
"Three Jumps Of sugar dissolved in water
"Four or Ave sprigs Of mint.
zone dash jamaica rum.
zone jigger of whiskey.
Fill the glass with shaved ice, decorate
with fruit and mint and serve with straws. "
or course, the Cincinnati dictum, IN a
manner so nearly touching the everlasting
verities, would fail of acceptance In Chi
cago. Mai. Gen. Scott Of the Chicago
Herald felt himself touched in a tender
place With fine old F. II. V. scorn. modi-
fed by Chicago suavity, he undertakes the
TASK Oh OCTE6CtiOus Days NO.
Lump sugar should net be used, nor
rum, nor whisky; it should not be shaken
and should not be absorbed through straw.
Old Gov. John Lstcher of Virginia was the
greatest mint fulepite that ever lived. 1t
required O small farm to supply the mint
alone for his own consumption OF the
beverage. II he reads the above in the
Commercial Gazette he will probably
arise from his grave to correct ii. To con-
coct julep he used to put fine ice in glass.
He then poured on jigger of French
brandy, then one OF common brandy, and
dropped in a piece OF pineapple, little
orange peel, and few Strawberries. few
spfigs OF mint were then carefully arranged
around the edge of the glass. being stuck
into the ice. He finally added SOME pow
dered sugar, and. burying his nose deeply
among the cool and fragrant mint, closed
his eyes, sighed and absorbed. Gov. Letche
probably has no worthy successor, unless II
be he of the star-eyed goddess. All the
same. a julep is Julep, and should BIO made
accordingly"
II we be not mistaken, the appeal from
Chicago TO Kentucky will be set aside,
with costs. Not that Deacon Smith 10
right. The mint julep, In its true color and
consistency, is a thing more accessible and
amenable to the want of mau than either
he of Cincinnati or Chicago has conceixed
Of. When the Hon. William G. p. Brock
inridge of kentucky made his speech 10 the
business men of Philadelphia last year he
incidentally it was warm evening" re-
vealed the blue grass conception of a
mint julep in its beauty and simplicity. A
garden, with mint in it; jug, with little
old whisky In it; a lump OF sugar; ice. II
convenient; and congenial company--cov-
cred the Breckenridge formula. Anything
more than this would be fringe and fnesse
intended to please the eye and bewilder tbs
palace and to make men drink more than
might be good.
No dbubt the julsp that Milton described
and which the wicked Comus held tempt
ingly before the lips of beauty
this cordial julip here,
That flames and dances in his crystal bounds,
With spirits Of balm aud fragrant syrups mike
was an infusion of the Smith-Scott kind
full of headaches and nightmare. The vii
lain tried to recommend his mixture by de-
clsring:
Not that Nepsnthes, which the wife of Thone
in Egypt gavs to the Jove-born Helena,
Is Of such power to stir up Joy as this,
To life so friendly or so cool to thirst.
It Is our opinion that the wife of Thone
gave Jove-born Helena straight mint
juIep OF the kind the Ohio fatboatman
tasted at the st. Charles hotel, IN New Or
leans, whsn the Sc. Charles was In its glory.
Seeing other persons sitting around In the
afternoon, glass in hand, with fragrant
mist atop, the curious Buckeye. said 10 the
darky Ganymede of the occasion: boy,
bring me one Of them" The boy brought
it, and new JOY crept into the inmost soul
of the thirsty fellow. He held out his
empty glass. and spoke once more: "Boy,p
said he, "you can keep on bringing emp