Y2K COCKTAIL
(Wide Awake 2000)
Hangover Helper
Oh, we know, you'll never do it again. But
vows don't make your mistreated stomach or
bruised brains feel any better, do they? Left
wondering who's the amateur —you or the guy who
wrote that inspiring cocktail bible without a
chapter called Hangover Cures? Here's a tip:
Barmen's handbooks tuck the restorative recipes
away under headings like Pick-Me-Ups, Eye Openers,
and Milk Punches. Concoctions that sound absurd at
nightfall may be preferred at daybreak.
Each body calls for a different rehabilitative.
After a bout with spirits, most of us wake up
thirsty. Although the sugar in those cocktails
probably intensified your morning-after malaise,
sweet juices will rehydrate you faster than plain
water can (something to do with electrolytes).
Thus, juices are a favorite item in hangover
cures. After fluids, the most favored ingredients
are stomach soothers. Nourishing egg yolks appear
often in these time-tested recipes, as do bouillon
and whole milk. We're talking lining-coating fats
here.
Among alcoholic palliatives, champagne and brandy
are very popular. So is vodka, the most heavily
filtered of spirits. Some swear by the Italian
herbal bitter called Fernet-Branca, (which appears
in several classic curatives, such as the Champagne
Pick-Me-Up). Many try adding a dash or
two of other herbal bitters (Angostura, for
example) to the mix.
CHAMPAGNE PICK-ME-UP
