Silver Fizz
Source:
Bartender's Manual or How To Mix Drinks of the Present Style
page:
45
1/2
table-spoon
sugar
Ingredient: sugar
What it is: AdditiveMany 19th century recipes specifically called for white sugar, which is more refined and preferred over browner sugars. But modern white sugar is probably too refined, making raw cane sugar the best, easily available choice.
2
to 3
dash
lemon
juice
1
wine-glass
Old Tom Gin
Substitution:
gin (London Dry)
dissolved well, with a squirt of Vichy
Ingredient: Old Tom Gin
What it is: GinA lightly sweetened Gin popular in 18th-century England that now is rarely available.
1
egg
(the white only)
Ingredient: egg
What it is: AdditiveBird eggs are a common food and one of the most versatile ingredients used in cooking and have long been used in drinks. Usually used to add consistency and foam, egg whites and yolks are usually separated with "silver" indicating the white and "golden" the yolk. Modern chicken eggs are much larger, so use the smallest ones available.
1
large bar glass
seltzer water
fill up the glass
(Use a large bar glass.)
Ingredient: seltzer water
Also Known As: soda water, sparkling water, fizzy water What it is: AdditiveWater which is carbonated and thus made effervescent by the addition of carbon dioxide gas under pressure. In 1767 Englishman Joseph Priestley invented soda water, also known as Carbonated water, when he first discovered a method of infusing water with carbon dioxide when he suspended a bowl of water above a beer vat at a local brewery in Leeds, England.
Mix well and serve. This drink is a delicious one, and must be drank as soon as prepared, as it loses its strength and flavor.
