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 | Sep 6, 2013 | Cocktails
It’s Friday, so you know what that means: Alcohol! This week we picked a drink that is almost entirely straight alcohol for Tom since he had to eat a crazy gelatin this week. Granted, that gelatin ended up actually tasting good, but he still deserved it for being...
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...
by RetroRuth | Aug 23, 2013 | Beverages, Cocktails
You know, for a guy who doesn’t care for whiskey, Tom has sure been drinking a lot of it lately! This is the Scarlett O’Hara, from my recent eBay score from 1941, a wooden drink book called “Here’s How”. It seriously has the BEST illustrations. And as soon as I pick...
by RetroRuth | Aug 16, 2013 | Beverages, Cocktails
This one isn’t really a cocktail so much as it is…beer. But it is still alcohol, so here we go! Shandy Gaff Author: 2-in-1 International Recipe Card Collection, 1977 Ingredients Ginger Ale, Iced Beer Instructions Fill highball glass halfway up with ginger ale; fill...
by RetroRuth | Aug 9, 2013 | Beverages, Cocktails
Whew. What a week! Good thing we have alcohol to ease the pain. This week’s drink comes from a recent eBay score: A fantastic bar book with a wooden cover called Here’s How from 1941. There are some great drinks in this book, and a ton of little illustrations which I...
