Word: gins
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Dollar Gin...
...bought a quart of gin for $1.00 (using my commutation ticket as an identification), and left. The gin was palatable but weak. It was intoxicating...
...Manhattan, arrested for illegal possession of three bottles of gin, Eugene Sanger stated that he was taking the gin home to his children...
Prices quoted per standard bottle: gin $1; port or sherry $1.50; brandy $3; Scotch $4; rye $6; creme de cacoa $2; kiimmel $3; benedictine $5; Cointreau $5 -most of these in bottles identifiable at a glance as fakes, but a few magnificent imitations. "I'm telling you straight now, Friend, this what we call Spanish port is California, see? Your money back on anything you don't like...
With all the chaotic conditions now surrounding the enforcement of the Volstead Act, why not inquire something about the special privilege accorded this association, where real gin cocktails are served at the monthly club dinners, usually attended by 100 to 150 members, and then consider the wonderful Fish House rum punch? that appeared at the last New Year's Eve celebration...