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1940s Major Bailey Julep

1 1/2 jiggers dry gin
1 tsps powdered sugar
1/2 lemon
4-6 fresh mint leaves
crushed ice

Cover mint with powdered sugar and squeeze juice of lemon on top. Crush mint with muddler. Add gin and fill glass with crushed ice. Stir until glass is frosted, then decorate with mint sprigs and serve with a straw.

From the book: Here's How Mixed Drinks compiled and edited by W. C. Whitfield (1941, Three Mountaineers, Inc.)