Don Tuite wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Jul 2006 20:17:27 +0100, Adam Funk >
> wrote:
>
> >On 2006-07-25, Chris McGonnell > wrote:
> >> On Tue, 25 Jul 2006 11:44:40 +0100, Adam Funk wrote:
> >>
> >>>"A Mixture of Frailties" by Robertson Davies mentions the following
> >>>cocktail:
> >>>
> >>> ...the Canadian Lyric, a cocktail made of equal parts of lemion
> >>> juice and maple syrup, added to a double portion of rye whisky, and
> >>> shaken up with cracked ice.
> >>>
> >>>It isn't on teh interweb --- has anyone else heard of it?
> >>
> >> I'll bet it's a Davies original -- part of his whimsy. Just don't
> >> throw a snowball with a stone inside it in Deptford.
> >
> >Yes, that could start all sorts of trouble.
> >
> >I've really enjoyed his novels, but unfortunately I've now read them
> >all. I may try some of his other writings soon.
>
*Also see:

*http://ak.water.usgs.gov/glaciology/...m_cocktail.htm

*Don

Wonder if the Australian GS has a Banjo Patterson page.

http://www.the-rathouse.com/ClancyoftheOverflow.html

Ted