by RetroRuth | Mar 20, 2015 | Cocktail Party, Cocktails
Who needs a pick-me-up today? Then it is time for Morning Call! From Here's How, 1941 [cooked-sharing] Of course, Tom is always up for anything with Absinthe in it. “Are your eyes watering?” “I’ve gotta let some of this ice melt. This is really strong.” The Verdict:...
by RetroRuth | Mar 11, 2015 | Hello Jell-O, The WORST
Spring is almost here! And I immediately started thinking of all the gelatin things I am going to make this spring and summer. While sifting through the archives to remind myself of what we’ve made already, I came across this doozy of a recipe that originally posted...
by RetroRuth | Feb 27, 2015 | Cocktail Party, Cocktails
This week we are pretending that it is summertime, and we are making frozen Daiquiris. This is The Original Frosted Ronrico West Indies!! From Ronrico, 1937 [cooked-sharing] What we found interesting about this is that it contained Maraschino, which is something that...
by RetroRuth | Feb 18, 2015 | Hello Jell-O
I’ve been thinking about summer a lot lately. Probably because it is colder than anything outside and we are covered with about 3 feet of snow. So I went into the archives and tried to find something that screamed, “summer”. Of course, I came up with a gelatin. Enjoy!...
by RetroRuth | Feb 13, 2015 | Cocktail Party, Cocktails
This week we have a cocktail that is going to take your breath away. This is the Tummy Tightener! From Bottoms Up, 1934 [cooked-sharing] 3.2.1311 “It’s strong, but good!” “Did you just have to suck in some air when you took a drink?” “I guess that’s why it’s called...
