by RetroRuth | Dec 5, 2014 | Cocktail Party, Cocktails, The WORST
Who feels like experimenting today? Let’s try mixing tomato juice and…I don’t know. How about rum? Tomato juice and rum. This is Sancho Panza! From The Complete Rum Guide, Don Quixote Rum, 1960 [cooked-sharing] 3.2.1311 This drink is from The Complete Rum Guide from...
by RetroRuth | Dec 3, 2014 | Appetizers, Christmas, Cocktail Party, Main Dishes, Sandwiches & Pies
December is here and Christmas is coming up fast, so I thought I would make a little something to get us all into the holiday spirit. Because nothing says “Christmas” to me more than ground bologna on an English muffin! This is Christmas Sandwich! From Christmas...
by RetroRuth | Nov 21, 2014 | Cocktail Party, Cocktails
So, who’s up for a strong drink? It’s Friday after all. And we don’t just have any drink this week. We have Master of The Hounds, which is NOT a forgiving drink. From The Calvert Party Encyclopedia, 1964 [cooked-sharing] “How is it?” “It’s…strong. And bitter.” The...
by RetroRuth | Nov 14, 2014 | Cocktail Party, Cocktails
Tom just made one of these the other day, so I thought a cocktail re-run was in order. I mean, why mess with the best, right? Also – this original post is over a year old, so chubby baby pictures ahead! Whew! Thank goodness another crazy week has finally come...
by RetroRuth | Nov 7, 2014 | Cocktail Party, Cocktails
This week we are busting out some apple cider for Vintage Cocktail Friday! This is Thomas & Jeremiah! From Here's How, 1941 [cooked-sharing] So, we didn’t have a tall heatproof glass that was vintage, so we mixed ours in a larger cup and then just poured off a...
by RetroRuth | Oct 31, 2014 | Cocktail Party, Cocktails
Happy Halloween and welcome to Vintage Cocktail Friday! This week we are making a very appropriate cocktail: The Fallen Angel. From The Calvert Party Encyclopedia, 1964 [cooked-sharing] 3.2.1311 It is from our “new” cocktail book, The Calvert Party Encyclopedia from...
