Arrack
Arrack is made from the juice obtained from the cocoanut-tree. There is another kind made from rice. That which is imported from Japan is considered the best.
Appetizer
A mixing-glass half-full fine ice; add three dashes absinthe, three dashes pepsin bitters, one jigger French vermouth. Shake well, strain, and serve.
Barley Water
One tablespoonful pearl barley to two quarts water. Put on fire and boil two minutes; strain through cheesecloth. This makes an excellent drink if made into lemonade.
Bicarbonate of Soda
One small bar-spoonful of bicarbonate of soda in a medium-sized glassful of plain water or seltzer (this is an excellent stomach-settler).
Black Stripe
One teaspoonful molasses, one small lump ice, one jigger Jamaica, Medford, or St. Croix rum. Mix well in small bar-glass. Serve.
Bishop
A long thin punch-glass half-full fine ice, the juice of quarter of a lemon, the juice of half an orange, one dash Jamaica rum, two jiggers Burgundy, one tablespoonful fine sugar. Mix well, fill the glass with seltzer, ornament with fruit. Serve straws.