Pound a quantity of ice quite fine, enough to half fill a large tumbler. Add two teaspoonfuls of sugar. Then add a wine-glass of old brandy, half a wine-glass of old rum, and two or three sprigs of mint. Stir well together, and drink through a straw. Another way to make a _Mint Julep_. Put into a large tumbler two and a half tablespoonfuls of water, a tablespoonful of sugar, and two or three sprigs of mint pressed well into the sugar-and-water to extract the flavour; add one and a half wine-glassfuls of brandy, fill up with crushed ice, shake well, draw the sprigs of mint to the top of the glass with the stems downwards, and decorate with berries in season and small slices of orange; dust with a little sugar, and dash with rum. Serve with a straw. Mint julep, it may be added, is supposed to have been introduced into England by Captain Marryat, the nautical novelist. _Pine-apple Julep._ This is a beverage for bookmakers and company-promoters only. All others should substitute pine-apple syrup from the tin for the slice of pine-apple. Large tumbler. Slice of pine-apple. The juice of half an orange, ten drops of maraschino, ten drops {154} of raspberry syrup, half a wine-glassful of gin; half fill the tumbler with crushed ice, shake well, and top up with champagne. Drink through straws. _Saratoga Brace-up._ Large tumbler, tablespoonful sifted sugar, twelve drops of Angostura bitters, twelve drops of lemon juice, six drops of lime juice, twelve drops of anisette, one fresh egg, and a wine-glass of old brandy. Half fill the glass with crushed ice, shake thoroughly, strain into another large tumbler, and fill up with Seltzer or Apollinaris water. _A Burglar’s Brew._ Amongst the kind and generous correspondents who have furnished me with matter for this work is an Austrian gentleman, who, apparently, holds some appointment under Government. He writes: “Our local man in blue (or rather in _green_, in Prussia) and I have just driven twenty miles a burglar to the police-station. Bobby and I being both new to this part of the world, did not know the road, but our passenger directed us quite well, and actually rang the bell himself at the gaol; after which he most properly wished a very happy new year to the head constable, with whom he seemed to be quite on sitting terms. “But the point of this is to tell you of a very decent drink, mixed by ‘Billy’ ”—presumably the burglar—“himself, on our journey—a most acceptable ‘gargle,’ with two feet of snow and a beastly east wind. {155} “2 pints lager beer, brought to boiling point. 3 glass rhum. 3 glass cognac. 8 lumps sugar. 1 lemon. “I am afraid the poor fellow won’t get another taste of it for five years.” Lager beer and “rhum” does not read particularly delectable. But there is no accounting for tastes; and possibly the Burglar’s Brew may find favour amongst some of my young friends.