1931 Shake'em Up a Practical Handbook of Polite Drinking (3rd printing)

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from the punch bowl, because this keeps the

guests in motion and tends toward an Animated

Scene-you may arrange several platters of sim–

ple comestibles. On one large platter, place a

bowl of home-made mayonnaise, banked up to

the

e~ge

of the platter with shaved ice. On the

ice place scores of boiled shrimps-fresh or dry–

tinned-from which the spines (they are really

their tummies) have been carefully removed.

On another platter of ice have celery stuffed

with cream cheese, or Roquefort, or anchovy

paste, or caviar,

you happen to be a

capita~ist.

Another platter may hold thin watercress sand–

wiches, and still another cucumbers which have

been cut into eighths, lengthwise, and chilled

until they are crisp.

These things are only slightly nourishing and

will

not interfere with any plans you may have

for eating later.

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