1939 The Gentleman's Companion volume II Beeing an Exotic Drinking Book

THE GENTLEMAN'S COMPANION

good as any.... If getting one of those gadgets which grind up ice cubes finely, don't try to beat the game by getting one for seventy cents; go-to a decent place and get one big enough to hold more than one cube at a time, and conserve sanity. At least 2 doz cherry picks for Manhattans, and so on. r big bar glass with strainer and a pouring type of top, and very long– handled spoon for stirring. This for Martinis, and allied, stirred drinks. r hand or mechanical shaker of around two quarts capacity. r small hand shaker holding two large or four average cocktails, for the occasion a deux. r pair mittens with jingle-bells on them, for feminine shaking to protect the hands from chill-and saving squeals and complaints. r apron. The field is as wide as the Pacific on this-varying from the white professional "sarong" type, to fancies like we get given now and then, of pied-piper colours, and printed thoroughly all over with various cock– tail receipts. Containers needed: reach for lump, granulated, brown, and powdered sugars. r bottle, cruet, or what not for gomme syrup. 3 attractive and not too large glass containers for red and green maraschino cherries, small pearl onions, or other garnishes. r glass or glazed pottery honey pot. r smart ·cream pitcher, and silver is handsomest. These are all needed for any half way complete bar, so don't pro– crastinate about getting them. Spice jars needed: r each for whole cloves, grated nutmeg, powdered cinnamon, and the covers should fit well to keep aromatics from dissipating in the air. Small bars need only cloves and nutmeg; very small bars, cloves only. r swizzle stick, either the wooden West Indian type, or the smart modern metal kind all good household supply stores stock. This for frosting West Indian Swizzles and similar colonial thirst-quenchers. I egg beater for egg noggs and similar fancies. r package of short straws for juleps, and that society of sweet, creamy affairs, which for known reasons are called "ladies" drinks. These come in bright colours of cellophane, and so on.

At least 2 doz small bar napkins, of paper, linen, or what not. As many of the following list of glasses as the traffic will bear.