On Uncle Sam's Water Wagon

Five hundred delicious drinks and no bar bill — Prohibition-eve refreshment from 1919, tea to temperance punch.

Chocolate

31 recipes in this part of On Uncle Sam's Water Wagon.

Atlantic City Shake

Put into a shaker two tablespoonfuls of coffee syrup, one tablespoonful of cream, one tablespoonful of vanilla syrup, and six…

The Eureka

Put three tablespoonfuls of coffee syrup into a shaker with one tablespoonful of rich cream. Add cracked ice and shake briskly. Add enough…

The Rochester

Add two tablespoonfuls of coffee syrup to a glassful of milk. Stir thoroughly and add a ladleful of coffee ice cream and a spoonful of…

Chocolate (Again I drink And lo there)

"Again I drink! And lo, there seems A calmer light to fill my dreams!"

Chocolate (Mix one half tablespoonful)

Mix one half tablespoonful of cornstarch with a little cold milk. Scald a quart of milk in a double boiler, then add the cornstarch and…

Foamy Chocolate

Cook until smooth, four ounces of chocolate, four tablespoonfuls of sugar, a saltspoonful of salt, and four tablespoonfuls of boiling…

Delicious Chocolate

Grate two ounces (two squares) of bitter chocolate, and mix with enough boiling water to make a thin paste. Add this to one quart of…

Marshmallow Chocolate

Grate two and one half squares of vanilla chocolate and mix with enough boiling water to make a thin paste. Add this to one quart of…

Racahaut

Mix one pound of rice flour, two tablespoonfuls of arrowroot, half a pound of powdered sugar, and one half pound of grated chocolate. Keep…

Combination Chocolate

Mix one pint of milk with one pint of cold water and bring to a boil. Add three tablespoonfuls of grated chocolate, moistened with water to…

Iced Chocolate

Make according to recipe for plain chocolate. Put in shaker with one egg, three fourths of a cup of milk and finely chopped ice, and shake…

Mexican Iced Chocolate

Scald one pint of milk with one fourth cup of finely ground coffee and a small piece of stick cinnamon, and strain. Grate four squares of…

Chocolate Paste

Melt one half pound of chocolate with enough plain syrup to make a smooth paste. Add one half pint of evaporated milk and one half…

Chocolate Nectar

Fill a glass one third full of cracked ice, then put in two tablespoonfuls of chocolate syrup, a little cream or milk, and fill up the…

The Memphis

Mix four tablespoonfuls of chocolate syrup and four tablespoonfuls of rich cream. Add a little soda water and put in two tablespoonfuls of…

The Fulton

Mix four tablespoonfuls of chocolate syrup with six tablespoonfuls of plain cream. Break in an egg and shake with ice until thoroughly…

Chocolate and Coffee Shake

Mix three tablespoonfuls of chocolate syrup, one tablespoonful of coffee syrup, and four tablespoonfuls of sweet cream. Add soda water…

Hot Chocolate Egg

Beat one egg with two tablespoonfuls of cream until very light. Add one tablespoonful of vanilla syrup, one tablespoonful of chocolate…

Chocolate and Celery

Mix two tablespoonfuls of chocolate paste with two tablespoonfuls of cream. Add hot water and season with celery salt. Put a spoonful of…

Hot Malted Milk Chocolate

Mix one teaspoonful of malted milk with two tablespoonfuls of sweet cream and one tablespoonful of chocolate paste. When smooth add hot…

Hot Chocolate Shake

Break one egg into a shaker, add three tablespoonfuls of chocolate syrup and one half tablespoonful of cream. Add hot water and shake well…

Chocolate and Cocoanut

Mix the white of one egg with two tablespoonfuls of chocolate paste and one tablespoonful of grated cocoanut. Add boiling water and stir…

The Sagamore

Beat the white and the yolk of one egg separately and mix with two tablespoonfuls of chocolate syrup. Shake with a small amount of ice and…

The Woodstock (Beat one egg until light)

Beat one egg until light and mix with two tablespoonfuls of chocolate syrup, two tablespoonfuls of sweet cream, and one tablespoonful of…

The Thorndike

Mix one teaspoonful of malted milk with two tablespoonfuls of cream, and add one egg, three tablespoonfuls of chocolate syrup, and four…

The Monticello

Whip the white of one egg with four tablespoonfuls of sweet cream. Put in shaker with three tablespoonfuls of chocolate syrup. Shake well…

Chocolate Milk Shake

Put two tablespoonfuls of cracked ice in an egg shaker, with two tablespoonfuls of chocolate syrup, one half cup of milk, three…

The Westwood

Put into a glass two tablespoonfuls of chocolate syrup, a ladleful of vanilla ice cream, and fill up with ice-cold milk. Stir well and…

The Hartford

Mix two tablespoonfuls of chocolate syrup, four tablespoonfuls of sweet cream, and four tablespoonfuls of vanilla or chocolate ice cream…

The Chelsea

Mix four tablespoonfuls of chocolate syrup and six tablespoonfuls of sweet cream. Put into a glass one half full of cracked ice and fill up…

The Salem

Put into a glass one fourth full of cracked ice, four tablespoonfuls of sweet cream, two tablespoonfuls of chocolate syrup, and one…

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