1914 Rawling's of Book Mixed Drinks by E P Rawling

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COCKTAILS.

The cocktail is the most popular drink in America today, and, if prop erly mixed, is the most palatable of all beverages. It should always be taken before meals, never after eating. The secret of mixing a good cocktail is in having it properly chilled. Put a large lump of ice in a clean cloth bag (a large money sack is the best) and pound it with a stout piece of wood un til reduced to about the size of cube sugar. Fill the mixing glass with this ice, then pour in the required ingredi ents. Use a bar spoon with a twisted handle; work the spoon up and down, the handle resting lightly against the rim of the mixing glass; and the vibra tion in this method of stirring (or churning, as it might properly be called) will quickly chill the contents, and only a small portion of the ice will be dissolved. This churning process.