Judge, 1926-11-13 · page 9 of 36
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# Understanding "High Hat" in Judge Magazine This page celebrates cocktail recipes submitted by readers during Prohibition—when alcohol sales were illegal but consumption continued. The satire targets the era's hypocrisy: "Gordon water" and "non-intoxicating Scotch" are transparent euphemisms for banned liquor, while the government "is poisoning" alcohol (adding denaturants to industrial supplies to discourage drinking). The "High Hatters" are sophisticated drinkers maintaining upper-class pretense despite breaking the law. References to Cornell and Princeton signal educated, privileged contributors. A composer even wrote a song celebrating the club, underscoring how openly defiant the wealthy were toward Prohibition. The cartoon mocks both government futility and the era's knowing wink-wink culture: everyone understood the code words, but polite society maintained the fiction of compliance. The humor lies in Judge's barely-concealed celebration of lawbreaking among respectable people.
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IMIG Speaking of who was speaking of beverages! | the High Hatters through nobly this week with some of heverages—g wan, have crashed the niftiest recipes that it has been my privilegetotest out,and lads—Im | telling you theyre good! .... the first one is really an epic and is con- tributed by one James Norton of led a .. place a pinch of salt on the back of the right hane with the same north paw hold a half a lemon between the thumb and forefinger—hold a | Princeton, no less, and is | “Swiss Itch”, small glass of Gordon water in the right hand and follow. this sequence—lick the salt, drink the Gordon water and. suck the lemon! . in the words of Mr. Norton, there's a beautiful zip to it and it goes down with the ease and speed of an elevator with a broken cable! GORDON MiEe Mr. McKinstry, of our own thriv- ing city, suggests the “Cranberry Flip” and all T can shay is that it’sh a wunnerful invention! .... Take a pound of cranbei ies (that’s four cups full) and boil in three quarts of ——— = JUDGE water until soft three thicknesses of cheesecloth (a . strain through good clean bath towel will do) and then stir in one cup and a half of sugar for each quart... . after it has cooled (you've got to wait that long!) take two parts cranberry juice and one part Gordon water, shake in a shaker, and serve with a slice of orange or a mint leaf... . toss that one off, Brother High Hats! —p>— Brother McKinstry also informs me that you can get non-intoxicating Scotch in many of the department stores and that if you add that stuff that the Government is poisoning you can't tell it from “Pre-war.” —f- You can say what you want, but a college education isa great thing! ee here’s Mr. Little. of Cornell, comes through with the “Cornell Special.” which he claims is as smooth as the hair on a silkworm... . one part Benedictine, one part Gordon water and mix with two parts of limes and lithia..... many thanks, Sid! fh Speaking of beverages, Bob Hotz, of Chicago, took the wind out of my sails this week by sending in a little hook of recipes, which he had printed for his friends, entitled—you guessed it!—“Here’s How!” . ..... however, I don’t think he'll object to our using it, especially if we send him a com- plimentary copy. STIs COPY HIGH “HA Speaking of beverages—for the love of Mike!—Pat Ballard, the well- known composer, has written a song called — you guessed it! “High Hat!" .... and if you don’t believe it, here it ists... try it on your piano. Ce ed Mrs. Hacussler, of San Jaun, P. R.. thinks the High Hat Club ought to have a coat of arms and sent me a sketch which “Mae” has developed into a masterpiece. comicbooks.com