by RetroRuth | Nov 15, 2013 | Beverages, Cocktails
Hooray for Friday and alcohol! This week we are mixing it up a bit (pun intended) and making a drink in the blender. I recently came across a fantastic book from the Oklahoma Peanut Commission from the 1970’s that tries to put peanuts in EVERYTHING. So I was very...
by RetroRuth | Nov 1, 2013 | Beverages, Cocktails
I hope everyone had a happy Halloween! Did Halloween sneak up on you guys? It did on me. It also seemed really short, so we are going to be celebrating Halloween all weekend here to make up for it. We have a stack of movies, frozen pizzas, and a boatload of candy. And...
by RetroRuth | Oct 11, 2013 | Beverages, Cocktails
It’s Friday! Let’s celebrate it with a vintage drink! This week we are making the Queen Elizabeth Cocktail from the 1943 edition of The Joy of Cooking. Tom was interested in it because it is yet another cocktail with Benedictine. Queen Elizabeth Cocktail Author: The...
by RetroRuth | Sep 27, 2013 | Beverages, Cocktails
Whew! Thank goodness another crazy week has finally come to an end! This week our cocktail is very basic because…well, the ingredients are what we had on hand. And going out to buy stuff to make a cocktail is fine, but somehow I think it is a bit more fun when you...
by RetroRuth | Sep 13, 2013 | Beverages, Cocktails
Thank heaven it’s Friday! And the best part about Friday? Time for cocktails! This week we have Gypsy from the much loved 2-in-1 International Recipe Card Collection from 1977. Gypsy Author: 2-in-1 International Recipe Card Collection, 1977 Ingredients 1 jigger vodka...
by RetroRuth | Aug 30, 2013 | Beverages, Cocktails
It’s Friday and you know what that means! Time for vintage cocktails! This week we are making a cocktail with absinthe, perhaps Tom’s favorite drink. Well, it’s a toss up between that and Courvoisier. Absinthe Frappe Author: Here’s How, 1941 Ingredients 1...
