What to drink

I wish to emphasize the absolute necessity for accurate measuring; to be a successful mixer of drinks, one must measure as carefully as one should when cooking. I use the measures I have in my kitchen, and have used them in making these recipes. Surely one has a quart cup, a half pint, or one cup, measure and a set of spoons; the tablespoon, dessertspoon, teaspoon and half teaspoon. Some sets have the quarter-teaspoon too. These sets, made of aluminum, may be purchased in any hardware store, or in the housekeeping department in the large shops at very reasonable prices. The glass cup is marked for quarter, half and three-quarters on one side, while on the reverse the marking is for one-third and two-thirds. The quart cup is marked for quarter, half and three-quarters; each quarter being equal to one cupful.

The housekeeper who becomes accustomed to using exact measurements will never return to the hit-or-miss plan, because she will be sure that every time she mixes a drink or makes a syrup or a cream that it will be just as she wishes it to be.