The Washington herald., 1913-06-22
BALKAN IDEA AT LAST REACHES SUMNER DRINKS

itself. For example. the gin rickey has
been the summer beverage par excellence
for the last five or six years, and it al
ready has good start toward continu-
ing its popularity this year.
The gin rickey's popularity lies in the
fact that it is very mild and extremely
cooling. 1t combines those two proper
ties in the highest possible degree. And
besides. il has been thought that it left
nothing to be desired in the matter of
taste. But right there is where the new
Balkan rickey makes its bid for popu-
lar favor and shows indications of sup
planting the ordinary gin variety.
1t consists merely of the addition of
a little raspberry juice to the plain gin
rickey-streaks Of red through it to
make it look warIike. don't you know
and the result is the most delicious
drink imaginable. it retains all the cool
ing properties of the common rickey
(the raspberry juice makes it even a lit
tie more refreshing, perhaps; it is just
as mild. CT course, and the taste is
greatly improved. The juice of the sue
culent raspberry adds just the necessary
rich flavor for the ideal drink on a siz-
zling summer day.
The new King Nicholas is, perhaps, not
quite so mild. but it is certainly just as
refreshing as the Balkan rickey. 1t is a
sort of Bronx cocktail stretched into a
long drink with loads of ice in it: a
gin base with jiggeFs of French and Ital-
ian vermouth in a tall glass filled to the
top with cracked ice; add pineapple juice
to taste and serve with a straw.
There are two very important things
to be remembered about the King
Nicholas, which increase its cooling
properties so per cent. sprig of mint
should be stuck even with the top OF
the glass. In this way the nose is
buried in the sprig of mint while the
beverage is being drunk, and whereas,
otherwise. the drinker is refreshed only
through his sense of taste, the sense of
smell is thus brought into play and the
fragrance of the mint exerts an added
cooling effect.
The Belgrade Cooler.
The Belgrade cooler bids fair to fol-
low closely on the heels of the King
Nicholas in the public esteem, just as the
Servians in the recent war We'd with the
Montenegrins for popular favor It is
a new drink which was launched under
the name of Pompeii, but was quickly
Belgrade cooler on account
of its being a mixture OF red and yellow
liquors. Mix half jigger of creme de
cassis and one jigger of French YER
mouth IN tall glass: put in a piece OF
ice and fill with syphon. This. too. is
a mild drink and is even more refresh
ing than the ordinary gin rickey.
For exquisite flavor and rich smooth
ness Of taste, however, the Scutari punch
Is ideal. 1t is particularly adapted to
use at home, where plenty of time can
be devoted to its manufacture. It takes
too long to make it for bartenders in
cafes to do it properly, but nothing bet
ter could be imagined TO offer visitor
On a hot summer evening when 1t is
made. We will give the recipe
for making one glass. 1t is worth try
ing.
Put into tall glass one wine glass Of
brandy, a teaspoonful of curacao, a
squeeze of lemon. two teaspoonfuls of
powdered sugar. one teaspoonful OF
strawberry strip, one wine glass of
water and the thin rind of a lemon.
Fill the glass with cracked ice. shake
t well and garnish with slices of april
cots. You are guaranteed to feel equal
o the taking of Scutari after one glass.
II is almost a toss-up between the
scutario punch and the Now bazaar as q