1883 McDonough's bar-keepers' guide, and gentlemen's sideboard companion (1883)

INTRODUCTION.

The object of my book is to afford simple and practicable direc- tions! for manufacturing all kinds of plain and fancy drinks, that every man may become his own bar-keeper, at home or at the club- room, and at the same time giving to the professional bar-keeper my own extended experience behind the bar. The recipes in this book are not what are commonly known as " book recipes," but are the results of long and continued practi- cal experiments by myself and others of my acquaintance. They may be relied upon in every particular as accurate, and under fa- vorable circumstances the results will be found entirely satisfac- tory. Tastes differ in certain cities, and certain drinks, prepared according to the prescriptions in this book, would not perhaps be acceptable all over the country, but it has been my endeavor to strike a " happy medium " that will render the collection of value to old bar-keepers as well as new beginners.