The Art of Mixing by James A. Wiley and Helene M. Griffith (1932) — Wiley 1932, opening A-B recipe run

2 lemonsLemon juice (fresh) — Lemon juiceacid
1 quartLondon dry gin — Dry ginger alebase
0.75 quartLondon dry gin — Ginbase
2 pinchTable salt other
2 tablespoonmaple syrup sweetener
to tastepowdered sugar sweetener
  1. Combine in a large pitcher with plenty of ice, stir generously, and pour.

Ice: Large quantity of ice