Cocktails, Food, and Gardening South of the hill in Bernal Heights, CA
The Corn Popper
1 Pint Corn (Georgia or Maryland).
1/2 Pint Cream.
The Whites of 2 Eggs.
1 Tablespoonful Grenadine.
Fill highball glasses half full of this mixture and fill up with Vichy or Seltzer.
This is another of the recipes Craddock (or the Savoy editors) cribbed verbatim from Judge Jr.’s “Here’s How”.
The recipe in “Here’s How” includes the following recommendation, [...]
Coffee Cocktail
The Yolk of 1 Egg.
1 Teaspoonful Sugar or Gomme Syrup.
1/3 Port Wine. (1 oz?)
1/6 Brandy. (1/2 oz?)
1 Dash Curacao.
Shake well, strain into a small wineglass, and grate a little nutmeg on top.
The name of this drink is a misnomer, as coffee is not to be found among its ingredients, but it looks like coffee [...]
Clover Leaf
The same as CLOVER CLUB, with a sprig of fresh mint on top.
so…
The Juice of 1/2 Lemon or of 1 Lime (Juice 1/2 Lemon)
1/3 Grenadine (3/4 oz Homemade Grenadine)
The White of 1 Egg (whisk this a bit before adding)
2/3 Dry Gin (1 1/2 oz Boodles Gin)
Shake well (Combine above ingredients in boston shaker and [...]
Clover Club
The Juice of 1/2 Lemon or of 1 Lime (Juice 1 Lime)
1/3 Grenadine (3/4 oz Homemade Grenadine)
The White of 1 Egg (whisk this a bit before adding)
2/3 Dry Gin (1 1/2 oz Tanqueray Gin)
Shake well (Combine above ingredients in boston shaker and shake for a minute or so without ice. Crack the seal on [...]
Chocolate Cocktail (No. 2)
The Yolk of 1 Fresh Egg
1/4 Yellow Chartruese (1/2 oz Yellow Chartruese)
3/4 Port Wine (1 1/2 oz Warre’s Warrior Port)
Teaspoonful of Crushed Chocolate (heaping teaspoon of Scharffen Berger cocoa powder)
Shake well and strain into medium size glass.
Yes, well, again, I am not sure what might be meant by “crushed chocolate”. I couldn’t [...]
Cecil Pick-Me-Up Cocktail
The Yolk of 1 Egg
1 Glass Brandy (2 oz Pierre Ferrand Ambre)
1 Teaspoonful Castor Sugar
Shake well and strain into medium-size wine glass and fill balance with Ayala (Louis Bouillot, Cremant de Bourgogne Rose ”Perle d’Aurore”, a bit past its prime.) Champagne.
This is quite eggy.
It is tasty, and all. Still the first impression [...]
Broken Spur Cocktail
1 Egg Yolk
2/3 White Port (2 oz Quinto do Infantado White Port)
1/6 Dry Gin (1 oz Tanqueray)
1/6 Gancia Vermouth (1 oz Cinzano Rosso Vermouth)
1 teaspoon Brisard (sic.) Anisette (1 teaspoon Anis del Mono Dulce)
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass. (Garnish with freshly grated nutmeg. - eje)
Once again, my poor grasp of [...]
Breakfast Cocktail
1/3 Grenadine (3/4 oz homemade)
2/3 Dry Gin (1 1/2 oz Plymouth Gin)
The White of 1 Egg
Shake well and strain into large wine glass.
A slightly grenadinier “Pink Lady”? Nom de cocktail so men can order a pink cocktail with grenadine and gin without being embarrassed?
I’m fond of grenadine and gin, so had no problems [...]
