by RetroRuth | Feb 7, 2020 | Cocktail Party, Cocktails
Somehow this week I didn’t have time to test another recipe, but I did have a grapefruit laying around, so I decided to make another drink. This is Colonial Cocktail! From vintage tabletop fortune cards [cooked-sharing] This cocktail is probably familiar, because we...
by RetroRuth | Jan 24, 2020 | Cocktail Party, Cocktails
Welcome to Vintage Cocktail Friday! This week we are going to make a melon cocktail that has no melon in it. This is Melon Cocktail! From vintage tabletop fortune card [cooked-sharing] And no, we aren’t just drinking heavily because it’s storming out every weekend and...
by RetroRuth | Mar 10, 2017 | Cocktail Party, Cocktails
It’s Friday, and I could totally use a drink! This is Blue Devil Cocktail! From Bottom's Up, 1934 [cooked-sharing] This cocktail is from “Bottoms Up”, one of our favorite vintage cocktail manuals. Some of the drink books we have just recycled classic drinks over and...
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 | 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:...
