April 6, 1861; Sugar Planter (West Baton Rouge, LA)
The Petersburg Express says that a popular restaurant in that city has concocted a drink called the “secession trump.” It is made up of an equal proportion of brandy and sherry wine, well mixed with small pieces of lemon and orange, and flavored with a few grains of gun powder. It is quite palatable, and very popular. When Virginia secedes, a few sprigs of mint are to be added, and this, is thought will greatly improve the taste of the “secession trump.”