Cook one pint of red cherries, stoned, in one-half cupful sugar syrup until soft; cool and add one-half cupful cider; one-half cupful maraschino and a few sprigs of mint. Crush mint cherries, fill tall glasses with shaved ice and mixture alternately and stir, without touching glasses with hands, until they are well frosted. Garnish with a slice of pineapple and a sprig of mint dipped in powdered sugar.
GINGER ALE PUNCH Miss Agnes Sieber
Add one bunch of mint to juice of five lemons and one cupful sugar; bruise mint and let stand several hours on ice. Squeeze through cloth and add one lemon and one orange cut in thin half slices and two pints of ginger ale; add ice and one pint ginger ale. Garnish with mint.
MINT PUNCH
Cook one cupful sugar with two cupfuls water, grated rind of an orange and a lemon, a piece of stick cinnamon and twelve cloves. Cool and strain, add juice of three lemons and four oranges; one bunch of fresh mint leaves and two drops of oil of spearmint. Place on ice for two hours. Strain again and add one-fourth cupful preserved ginger, cut in dice. Color green and add ice and one pint club soda. Garnish with mint.
STRAWBERRY PUNCH
Mash one quart strawberries, add juice of one-half pineapple, one lemon, two oranges and two cupfuls sugar cooked in five cupfuls water. Place on ice and strain into pitcher filled with ice and add whole strawberries and any fruits in season.
CHOCOLATE MILK SHAKE
One-fourth cup finely crushed ice; two tablespoonfuls chocolate syrup; one-half cup milk; one-fourth cup apollinaris water or soda water from syphon. Put ice in tumbler, add remaining ingredients, and shake until well mixed. Serve with or without whipped cream, sweetened and flavored.
GINGER ALE Mrs. C. A. Carscadin