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bawijING's mixed drinks 13
COCKTAILS.
The cocktail is the most popular
drink in America today, and, if prop
erly mixed, is the most palatable of all
beverages. It should always be taken
before meals, never after eating. The
secret of mixing a good cocktail is in
having it properly chilled. Put a large
lump of ice in a clean cloth bag (a
large money sack is the best) and
pound it with a stout piece of wood un
til reduced to about the size of cube
sugar. Fill the mixing glass with this
ice, then pour in the required ingredi
ents. Use a bar spoon with a twisted
handle; work the spoon up and down,
the handle resting lightly against the
rim of the mixing glass; and the vibra
tion in this method of stirring (or
churning, as it might properly be
called) will quickly chill the contents,
and only a small portion of the ice will
be dissolved. This churning process.