1933 Fine Beverages and Recipes fo Mixed Drinks by J & C Sasena

Conviviality and conversation^ two ofthefiner arts which disappearedduring the thirteen gloomy years ofprohibition have returned with repeal. No longer will it be necessary to sneak up a back flight of stairsfor a hasty swallow or to call "George" on the telephonefor an illicit delivery. America has decided on a return to sanity and goodfellowship. But, unfortunately, an older generation, its memory dimmed,must struggle toforget the mannerisms and tastes of the bathtub gin era and a younger generation, un educated to what is proper in drinking and with throats raw from bootleg poison,faces the task of learning the refinements necessary in order to secure thefullest enjoy mentfrom legal alcoholic beverages. Fortunately,amongthat oldergeneration there were men practiced and skilled in the vocation of selecting, mixing and serving palatable drinks and many of them are eager and ready to display their talents and please a long suffer ing public. The authors of this book are two of these men. With a backgroundrich in experience,Joseph and Charles Sasena, have prepared a guide to serve those who areforced to plead ignorance and they have done it in a manner which will bring approvalfrom the most critical. Complete, concise, their list of selected mixed drinks, accompanied by com prehensive instructions, will cause one to wonder what madness descended on the people of these United States when they ratified the "noble experiment". Years of knowledge and wisdom have been drawn upon by the Sasena brothers in the preparation of this encyclo pedia. Not a detail is lacking. Both of these masters in thefine art of drinking have been at the Cleveland Athletic Clubfor over 30years. For those who like thefestive table,the cheering tap room and the jovial bier garten ... let this book bring them happiness and contentment. Jack Kennon

t Kennon is a member ojthe editorialstaffof The Cleveland News 1