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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.
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Experime:qtswith 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) ........... .
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