Except for the fresh fruits and vegetables, many of these garnish
and accent ingredients keep indefinitely in the pantry or refrigerator.
Essentials:
Black pepper
Coarse salt
Cocktail onions
Granulated sugar
Horseradish
Hot sauce (such as Tabasco)
Lemons
Limes
Maraschino cherries
Olives
Oranges
Sugar cubes
Table salt
Worcestershire sauce
Extras:
Bananas
Candies
Celery
Celery salt
Cinnamon sticks
Cloves
Coffee beans
Cucumbers
Fresh mint
Ground allspice
Ground cinnamon
Ground nutmeg (or whole nutmegs and a grater)
Pineapple
Raspberries
Strawberries
Adapted from
Williams-Sonoma Guides,
The Bar Guide,
by Ray Foley
(Time-Life Books, 1999).