by RetroRuth | Jul 12, 2013 | Beverages, Cocktails
Hooray for Vintage Cocktail Friday! It means that another week is (thankfully) almost over and it is time for the glorious weekend. It also means that Tom finally had an excuse to mix and drink some cocktails. This week we have the Maple Leaf, which is out of The...
by RetroRuth | Jul 5, 2013 | Beverages, Cocktails, Fourth of July, Holiday
Happy late Fourth of July, everyone! This week we have a themed cocktail from a book called The Merry Mixer that was published in 1940. Here is July Kraker! July Kraker Author: The Merry Mixer, 1940 Ingredients 1 dash grenadine 1/2 Lemon juice 2/3 whiskey 1/3 creme de...
by RetroRuth | Jun 28, 2013 | Beverages, Cocktails, The BEST
So, because Tom eats so many horrible, horrible things for this blog, I decided that it was time for the blog to give something back to Tom. I introduce to you: Vintage Cocktail Fridays! Sounds fun, huh? I am sure by now you see the catch. Vintage cocktails. Some...
by RetroRuth | Oct 17, 2012 | Beverages, Cookies & Bars, Desserts, Hot Dogs & Mystery Meats, Main Dishes
Is it just me, or is it starting to get a little spooky around here?? This post is from our archives from Halloween of 2011, but I thought it would be fiendishly appropriate to trot this one out again. ‘Tis the season, and all that jazz. In addition, who wouldn’t want...
by RetroRuth | Mar 7, 2012 | Beverages
Whew. Tom and I are exhausted. We just got back from a 5-night trip to Las Vegas and wow, it was ever crazy. Yep, crazy. Non-stop debauchery. 24 hours a day. Yep. Yeppity-yeppity-yep. Okay, so…most of that was a lie. I have to say we aren’t a very exciting...
by RetroRuth | Feb 29, 2012 | Beverages
Guess what I got in the mail?!?!? That’s right! Lemons! Sara in AZ, my fellow writer from No Pattern Required, recently sent me an enormous box of the biggest lemons I have ever seen in my life. And we all know what to do when life (or Sara) gives us lemons, don’t we?...
