1934 Cocktail Bill Boothby's World Drinks and how to mix them

BOOTHBY'S WORLD DRINKS

and where both are used—Royal. In continental Europe, however, where a beverage contains absinthe, it is termed Royal. Use bitters, cordials, syrups, etc., with the greatest caution. A little too much entirely alters the character of a beverage and, in many instances, spoils rather than improves it. Grate nutmeg, or other spice, over the individual beverage, only after ascertaining the pleasure of the guest to be served. When drawing a cork, or removing a cap, from a bottle containing Champagne, ginger ale or effervescent water or soda, hold the bottle in a slanting position, to a point where the surface of the contents is just below the mouth of the bottle. Retain the bottle in this position for a few moments after opening and no loss of contents can occur. Kecessary accessories for the home mixer should include: Shaker (metal); stirring glass (16-ounce heavy tumbler); bar strainer (for use in shaker or stirring glass); pony and jigger (one and two-ounce measures) (whisky glasses of respective size will suffice); bar spoons (for stirring and measuring); ice shaver, pick and lemon or orange extractor. A cellarette, from which a great many of the recipes contained herein may be prepared, should contain: Gin, whisky, brandy, sherry, curacoa, French and Italian vermouth, angostura, orange bitters, grena dine, sweet-sour and sugar syrup. To these may be added a few of the more popular liqueurs, either domestic or imported, such as Coin treau, Rumola, Benedictine, etc., etc. Just because a particular recipe calls for an ingredient not possessed by the home mixer, he should not become discouraged. He must remember that many of the finest beverages have been discovered by the substitution of one syrup or cordial for another, the addition of a further ingredient or, in some instances, the omission of an ingredient. To sum all in a few words, use the head, proceed along sane lines, mix a few of the "What-have-you" variety, and the knack of knowing how, and when, will come, along with much experience. Gesundheit!