The Buffet Blue Book by John H. Considine (1912, p.20)
| 0.5 drink | gin — plain gin | base |
| 0.5 fruit | lime or lemon juice — lime or lemon | base |
| ginger ale — Fill up to taste. | dilution | |
| fruit garnish — pineapple or other fruit | garnish | |
| 0.5 drink | vermouth — imported vermouth | modifier |
| 3 pieces | ice | other |
| 4.5 dashes | Raspberry syrup — Source gives 4 or 5 dashes. | sweetener |
- Build the lime or lemon, ice, raspberry syrup, gin, and imported vermouth in a rickey glass.
- Fill with ginger ale to taste, add pineapple or other fruit, stir, and serve.
Garnish: Pineapple or mixed fruit
Ice: Ice