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6
POLICE GAZETTE
In pn•pnring nny kind of
a.
h ot. drink, t.h \' gla;;s s hould
always be first rinsed rapidly with h ot. wal1·r; if t his is
not done, t he drink cnnnot be set·ved sufficie11t.ly hot. to
suit
a.
fast.idiuus customer. B es ide:-, 1.he h eating of tho
glass will prevent it. from breaking whon I.h e boiling
water
ls sudd<'nly introduced.
In
preparin~
cold drinks grPa.t discrimination should
?e ob&en•l•d in 1.ho usu of ice. A s
u.
g onond ru le, sbnvcd
1
~e
should be used when spirits
form
the princ ipal lngre–
diPnt or the drink,
1~nd
no wate1· ls on1ployed.
'Vhen
eggs,
ruilk, wino, \'CrraouLh , sel tzer,
01·
oth er minc r n.l watii rs are
used in preparing
a
drink, it ls bettor t.o uso small lumps
of icP, a.nd these should always be r emovt:d from
the
g lass
hefore SPn·ing
to
the custom er.
Sugar dut•s not r carlll y clissolve in spirits; therefore,
when rnaking anv klncl or hot ddnk, put s ufficient boiling
W~l~ r
in the glaSs to dis':!o' ,·e the sugar before you add the
spints.
Wh<'n making cold mixed drinks, it is u s ually better to
dissolve the sugar with a lit tle cold water befor e adding tho
spirits. This Is not, howevE>r, neces!'ary when a q uantity
~r
shaved ice is used.
In
making cock tai is the u se of syrup
as
al rnost entirely buper seded w hite suga.1..
b
When drinks arn macle with eggs 0 1·
milk,
01· b o t.h,
a nd
otw·
'
al
ine
Or
splrils
o.ro
to bo mixed with I.hem,
the latter 1mtSt
ways be
ed
·
t
·e
SLir
P01'r t<pon
the
former gradually,
and tho mix
111
ml!~ed
.briskly during tho process; othtirwise the eggs a nd
1
win curd lo. This ls more parLicularly the case when
d
arge
qua.nUti. s or such :nlxtures are to be prepni·od. Such
rinks us '
E
"
1
"ll!u
'
•nglish
Rum
F l ip," "Bot. Egg Nogg n.rH
tlons~ ed
Wine," nro s111;e tu bo spoilcu unless these pr·e,·au-
ui
e observed
In Pre
·
·
th
milk
Puring
milk
pt:nch or egg nogg in q uantity, o
or egg
·
·ts
very
s should bo poured upon the wine 01· spin
to
llJi~r;~~~lly,
and contiou..
lly
beat the mixture
rn
order
I
ingrcdlont s thoroughly.
n case b
d
t
b
drawn r
ran
y,
whlslrny, o r other liquor·s are o e
· · · oi; use direct from the woo!]? tho caf!k tihol!l q tie