1902 The Cocktail Book a Sideboard Manual for Gentlemen

HERE are several ways of mixing a cocktail. Some prefer to shake it thor oughly; by doing this it is made very cold. The best way tomake a cocktail in a mixing glass is to stir it with a fork rather than with a spoon. By this tnethod the ice is melted faster, cooking the liquor faster, and diluting it a little more. is quite customary, in serving a dry cocktail, to put an olive, preferably stoned, in the glass. With a sweeter one a maraschino cherry, or a small preserved orange is gener ally given.

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