This section is from the book "The Flowing Bowl - When And What To Drink", by William Schmidt. Also available from Amazon: The Flowing Bowl: When And What To Drink.
Fill a glass with ice,
3 dashes of gum,
½. pony of absinthe,
2 dashes of bitters (calisaya),
1 dash of orange bitters,
1 dash of vino vermouth.
Stir this well, strain, and serve.
A goblet two-thirds full of fine ice,
2 dashes of gum,
1 dash of bitters,
1 dash of absinthe,
2/3 of vino vermouth,
1/3 of sherry wine. Stir well, strain, and serve.
2/3 of vino vermouth, 1/3 of Fernet branca, 1 dash of absinthe, 2 dashes of gum. A little ice in the glass, stir well, strain, and serve.
A goblet filled with fine ice, - 1 dash of gum,
2 dashes of orange bitters,
1/3 of vino vermouth,
2/3, of Old Tom gin,
1 dash of absinthe,
1 dash of maraschino. Stir, strain, and serve with a little fruit.
A goblet with fine ice,
2 dashes of gum,
2 dashes of orange bitters,
1 dash of absinthe,
½ of French vermouth, ½ of Russian kummel. Stir this well, strain, and serve.
Into a mixing-tumbler squeeze the juice of a lime,
2 dashes of gum,
1 pony of absinthe,
2 dashes of vino vermouth, 2 dashes of sherry wine.
Fill your glass with ice, stir, strain, and serve.
A goblet with 2 dashes of gum, 1 dash of bitters, 1 dash of absinthe, 2/3 of vino vermouth, 1/3 of Russian kummel,
1 dash of creme de roses.
Fill your glass with ice, stir, strain, and serve.
A goblet with fine ice,
2 dashes of gum,
½ pony of creme de menthe, 1 pony of Old Tom gin, 1 dash of orange bitters. Squeeze the juice of a lemon-peel to it; stir well, strain, and serve.
Fill a tumbler half-full with fine ice,
2 dashes of gum, a little maraschino,
2 dashes of bitters,
1 dash of absinthe,
1 drink of whiskey,
1 dash of Jamaica rum,
1 dash of Russian kummel. Stir well and strain into a cocktail glass.
A goblet filled with fine ice,
2 dashes of gum,
1 dash of absinthe,
1 drink of Holland gin,
2 dashes of orange bitters.
(1 dash of green chartreuse may be added.) Stir this well, strain, and serve.
A mixing glass 2/3 full of ice,
3 dashes of gum.
2 dashes of bitters, 1 dash of absinthe, 2/3 of Holland gin,
1/3 of vino vermouth. Stir well, strain, and serve.
Half a tumblerful of cracked ice, 2 dashes of gum, 2 dashes of bitters, 1 dash of absinthe, 2/3 drink of whiskey,
1/3 drink of vino vermouth. (A little maraschino may be added.) Stir this well, strain, and serve.
 
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