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1940s Gin and Tonic

2 oz dry gin
1/2 lime
1 ice cube
fill quinine water

In a 12 ounce Tom Collins glass with ice, pour gin and squeeze juice of lime. Set aside strip of lime peel. Fill glass with tonic and stir. Drop peel in glass.

From the book: Old Mr Boston's De Luxe Official Bartender's Book compiled and edited by Leo Cotton (Ben Burke, Inc, 1941)