1935 The Barkeeper's Golden Book by O Blunier

Pousse-Cafe

Pousse-Cafe are drinks produced expertly in France. The were immediately copied in America, where they obtained an enormous popularity. No other drink must be prepared more care fully. There are a great many varieties of mixtures, which were strictly followed with knowledge and good taste by the Ameri cans. The various liquors in a Pousse-Cafe must remain strictly separated one above the other. This is obtained during the prepara tion by taking into consideration the specificweights of the various liquors. The liquors are poured into the glass over the back of the spoon, which is toudiing the edge of the glass; this is done very carefully. For quicker service they can also be poured over the cork, or if the bartender is very adept he can hold the glass in clined to the edge of the bottle, thus pouring in the various layers slowly along the inside of the glass. The Pousse-Cafe glass is a small cup or tumbler glass or also a Dutch Bols glass. Lies Pousse-Cafe sont des boissons preparees en France avec beau- coup d'art, qui ont trouve I'accueil le plus chaleureux et le plus general aux Etats-Unis. Aucun autre Drink ne doit etre prepare avec autant de soins et comporte tant de variantes de melanges sur lesquelles veille jalousement 1'American Beauty, en y vouant la science et le gout les plus parfaits.

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