Famous New Orleans Drinks and How to Mix 'Em by Stanley Clisby Arthur (1938, p.38)

1 jiggerabsinthe substitute — Absinthe substitutebase
1 jiggercharged water — Charged waterdilution
cracked ice — Cracked iceother
1 tspSugar syrup — Sugar syrupsweetener
  1. Fill a small highball glass with cracked or shaved ice.
  2. Pour in sugar syrup, then absinthe substitute, and drip in the charged water while frappéing with a spoon.
  3. Continue jiggling until the glass frosts and serve.

Ice: Cracked ice