1934 Gordon's Cocktail & Food Recipes

COCKTAIL AND FOOD RECIPES

ter of a special hors d'ceuvre, with toast or cracker combinations, and may be followed by the regular hors d'reuvre. The sweet cocktail should not be served just prior to the meal, but is in good taste between meals. The tart or "dry" cocktail properly precedes the meal. - Experime:qts with the shockers should be avoided when entertaining formally. The conventional, popular "smooth" mixtures should be adhered to except among intimates or at "wild" parties. Such parties, even, are dangerous and usually end in disappointment. The Conventional Cocktails The following 15 mixtures are the most popular conventional drinks in the Western world. 1 Martini Cocktail (Dry or Sweet) .... 2 Manhattan Cocktail (Dry or Sweet). 3 Bronx Cocktail (Dry or Sweet) ..... 4 Old Fashioned Whiskey Cocktail (Sweet) .•..................... 5 Sidecar Cocktail (Sweet) .......... . 6 Clover Club Cocktail (Dry) ....... . 7 Gin Rickey (Dry) ....... . ........ . 8 Gin Fizz (Sweet or Dry) .......... . 9 Bacardi Cocktail (Dry) ........... . 38