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Subject: A few beginners questions...
From: Jeffrey2
Posted: Thu Nov 23. 2006, 15:27 UTC
 First of all, Happy Thanksgiving and thank you for all of your help so far. I 
just have some various questions I could use clarification on. 

What ingredients can I use to make a good, sweet strawberry margarita? I 
always start with a standard margarita and add strawberries or strawberry pulp 
from a jar or whatever which is how ive been told to do it but it tastes bad.

Second, in a drink like a margarita how can I avoid using to much alchohol and 
still make a classic good tasting margarita and still fill the class to a 
reasonable degree. 11/2 tequila 1/2 triple sec and 1/2 lime just wouldnt cut 
it.

How long can I keep a bottle of vermouth before it goes bad? Or does it not 
expire like other alchohol. I just know it is a wine so it probably goes bad 
and I have had the same bottles of vermouth and my home for awhile.

As far as movements go what are some tricks and basics I can work on to make 
me seem more experienced (I know to hold a bottle by the neck and tilt it 
practically upright)?

Some standard recipes, to me, just dont seem like they would fill a martini 
glass or rocks glass or whatever...  Is this acceptable?

Money handling?  I know nothing about it. Do you have any useful pointers?

When I walk into a new bar to interview and get the job what questions should 
I ask about their operations to better prepare myself for my first shift?


Thats all for now. Im sure I will come up with more later. Thanks.


Greg


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