by RetroRuth | Jan 22, 2016 | Beverages, Cocktail Party
This week our drink is going to be a bit different. It isn’t going to have any alcohol! This is Orange-Peach Freeze! From Frosty Drinks, Good Housekeeping, 1952 [cooked-sharing] We’ve had a couple of requests to start throwing in some non-alcoholic mid-century drinks,...
by RetroRuth | Jan 15, 2016 | Cocktail Party, Cocktails
It’s Friday and it’s time for a drink! This is Turf! From The Culvert Party Encyclopedia, 1965 [cooked-sharing] I always love the cover of The Calvert Party Encyclopedia. So classy. “What does it taste like?” “It tastes like a lot of things.” The Verdict: Complicated...
by RetroRuth | Jan 8, 2016 | Cocktail Party, Cocktails
Vintage Cocktail Friday is back! After a very long hiatus, I am happy to say that Tom and I are both drinking cocktails again. Whew. It was kind of dicey there for a bit. We are also back with some great new vintage cocktail pamphlets and books. This particular one...
by RetroRuth | Dec 31, 2015 | Cocktail Party, Cocktails, The BEST
Who’s ready to party? Well…it’s not us. We are staying in tonight, but to make up for that we are still going to whip up some fun vintage drinks! Since I was digging through the archives anyway, I thought I would bring you the top drinks from 2014 from Vintage...
by RetroRuth | Nov 4, 2015 | Appetizers, Cocktail Party
This week we have a very exciting recipe installment from the Master of Horror himself, Vincent Price. These are Crab Puffs! Bwahahahahah!!!! That’s…supposed to be an evil laugh. Not nearly as good as Vincent’s! From A Treasury of Great Recipes, Mary and Vincent Price...
by RetroRuth | Jul 4, 2015 | Cocktail Party, Cocktails
Happy Independence Day! Since most of you are outside either attending a barbeque or grilling your own dinner, we thought we would share what we are drinking (besides watermelon mojitos) while we cook. This is Pineapple Julep! This recipe came from a Dole pamphlet...
