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INTRODUCTION TO MIXED DRINKS.
admit this fact who is not a slave to drinking. First
of all, if you make a mixed drink, your honesty must
force you to use pure articles only. Suppose you need
for your drink three or four ingredi ents; take every
article genuine but one, and you wi ll spoil the entire
drink by the one that is not genuine. Therefore, order
mixed drinks only in reliable places.
Secondly:
Never
order a mixed drink when you
are in a hurry; you can get a well-mixed drink only
when you devote the time absolutely necessary to pre–
pare it.
Thirdly: The mixer ought to be careful not to use
too much of one ingredient and too little of another.
Do not get too much water in your drink when you
prepare drinks with ice; find the suitable temperature,
not too warm nor too cold; chiefly, howeve r, be careful
in your measurements, and compare a plain drink in its
size with your mixed one.
Mixing drinks might be compared to music; an or–
chestra will produce good music, provided all players
are artists; but have only one or two inferior musicians
in your band , and you may be convinced they will spoil
the entire harmony.
A man who is a slave to drinking will always prefer
something .strong, even if less palatable, and the effect
is generally harmful to his brain; whereas the man who
believes in mixed drinks may hurt his stomach, in case
he drinks too much; but even this too much
will
never
r~f!.~h th~
quantity of
the
former.