1896 Fancy Drinks and Popular Beverages by the Only William

H INTS AND GE NERAL REMARKS.

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the skill and the t a lent of others , a nd I know how to va lue and appreci a te it, but s t ill my g reat es t pleasure is to amuse oth ers; and you will find , " True ha ppiness is g a ined by making others happy ." Ofte n have I done extra work to amuse my fri ends, for the pleas ure I fe lt Was ampl e rewa rd. I would mention ri g ht here some of my little extra doings, different fr om th e usua l way. vVhe n y ou a re not push ed fo r time , whil e yo u a re makin g mi xed drinks, cool your g lasses with ice before you serve y our drink; in serving a stra ined drink , you begin with s erving a glass of ice -wa t er ; the n fill your g la ss, into which y ou are to strain your drink , with ic e. You may place your glasses toge ther in the form of a py rami d and ornament your structure with fruits a nd flowe rs. Now begin to prepare your drink. By following these hints you will accomplish severa l purposes: Firstly, you will pl ease the eye of your customer; secondly, y ou will h ave thoroughly cooled g la sses ; thirdly, you will not need to wipe your gl asses dry, etc. On a hot summer day you will find such little extra s to a great advantage to the business prac tica lly, £. e., fina ncially. A drink we ll ser ved is worth t wo th at lack in presenta tion . When a drink is made with ic e a nd th e n stra ined , there should be nothin g left in the g lass but the liquid; the fruit would hind er you in drinking , it would t ouch the musta che; if y ou want to eat it y ou ca nn ot ge t it out, and the fruit h as lost its natural a roma; fruit oug ht, 6