Famous New Orleans Drinks and How to Mix 'Em by Stanley Clisby Arthur (1938, p.69)

0.17 partCognac brandy — Top ring.base
0.17 partred raspberry syrup — Red raspberry sirupbase
0.17 partgreen creme de menthe — Green crème de menthemodifier
0.17 partOrange curacao — Orange curaçaomodifier
0.17 partyellow chartreuse — Yellow chartreusemodifier
0.17 partpink maraschino syrup — Pink maraschino sirupsweetener
  1. Build in a short transparent glass by adding each layer separately and very slowly over a spoon.
  2. Start with the heaviest syrup at the bottom and finish with cognac on top.

Arthur gives a prose introduction to pousse-cafe history on the preceding page.