The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-19

was amazing. To the pleasant aroma
OF the mins was added a new and de-
liciOus taste. He told his friends about
il, and soon crushed mint went into
every julep made in his section.
In Virginia they pour into the glass
a measure of water, just an ounce, no
more, no less. Then they refill the
measure with whisky, guaranteed TO be
twenty years old.
Pouring the ounce Of whisky upon
the ounce Of water, they mingle, and
from the mint on the water there floats
indescriba bic odOr that the old colonel
believes slipped out one day through
the narrow gate of Paradise when St
Peter had his back turned. Then there
is measured out just d dram of pure
syrup, and poured into the whisky and
water. Next drop in the cracked ice
and then put in the mint so that not
leaf is bruised.
That's the secret" said the colonel.
1T must be drunk, not slipped. Five
minutes. even three minutes. ruins it.
Fresh mint. Old whisky, pure syrup
and pure water, then drink it right
away
7 remember he went on, when the
G A. r. was here, an old friend
brought half a dozen OF them up to see
me. You know / was never a very ar
dent G. A. r. man. so 1 did not know
what to do with them. I proposed a
mint julep. They had never heard of
one. I did not know how they would
like it, but I trusted to the mint. They
drank around. and then one fellow
asked. hesitatingiy. if it would be with
in the law Of courtesy. he would like
10 Try another. You should have seen
their faces when 1 said yes
The Virginia colonel paused
How did it end?'' asked the seeker
for the best school Of juleps-
well" said the colonel. when they
went away some Of them wanted TO
run me for president, and their old
colonel took me aside TO tell me in con-
fidence that if the cOnfederates had
brought mint juieps against them in
stead Of guns the whole damned Union
army would have surrendered on the
spot for a taste.
The seeker for julep knowledge next
hunted Up a disciple Of the more mod
ern school. This gentleman, an eX-
rough rider. was found in his fat with
frosted silver mug beside him He
said not word in greeting, but arose,
beaming silently, and got another mug.
I'm of the new school" said the
ex-rough rider. so watch me. a Ken
lucky girl visiting her brother, an army
officer in Arizona, taught me. and her
way beats them old ViTginians all 10
pieces. They never taste the mint. 1
do.
While he was talking he had slipped
10 the ice box and brought out q hand
ful Of mint.
Half an hour from the bed" he
said. Then quickly he crushed several
stalks and put them in the bottom Of
the mug. He put in about an ounce Of
water, one teaspOonful Of powdered
sugar. ice to fill the mug nearly 10 the
top, then about three fingers Of whis-
Ky. so mellow. rich and oily that one
hated to see il hidden in the silver
mug. 4 GROWING glory of mint was
added TO the top. and BY that time
frost had completely whitened the sill
yer mug.
Rye straw"
Straw be id replied the host
Drink" The guest took the mug and
the Elysian fields drifted down TO less
than half mile away.
Did you taste the delicate flavor Of
the mint? Don't that beat any Viz
sinia style drink yoU ever tried?'' de-
manded the host. as his guest. with a
deep sigh, relinquished the cup.
I'm undecided. II can't tell eX-
actly." stammered the guest.
The other laughed cheerfully- All
right. we'll convince you he said. and
straightaway began another julep-
This time Venus walked right down
OF her throne out into the midst OF the
Eiysian fields and she and the guest
sat down 10 drink nectar together. As
he came back to earth he could hear
his host inurmuriHg IL the far dis
lance The mint must be fresh" And
really that seems to be the secret Of
Il all