Ben,

Given Twain's voluminous writings, I'm hesitant to say straight out  
that there's no complete recipe in any of them, but having lived with  
this subject for the last couple of years (my "TWAIN'S FEAST" came out  
last summer) I can say that I haven't come across anything as specific  
as you seem to be looking for.  The closest thing that comes to mind  
is in a A TRAMP ABROAD, but the recipes for German coffee and New  
England pie, while wonderfully funny, definitely aren't meant to be  
prepared!  There's a nice letter from Grace King describing a meal at  
the Hartford house, and some terrific descriptive food writing  
throughout Twain's work, but the drink you describe is as specific a  
preparation as anything I've found.

Best,

Andrew






On Feb 14, 2011, at 8:11 AM, Click, Benjamin A wrote:

> Dear Forum:
>
> A colleague of mine is putting together an anthology of recipes from
> literary sources.  I mentioned that Twain references food often his  
> works,
> but I wasn't sure if he have any "complete" recipe of a dish or a  
> drink in
> any of his letters, books, or notebooks.  These would be recipes  
> that have
> measurements and instructions.  I gave her the 1874 letter to Livy  
> that
> contains the ingredients of one of Twain's favorite drinks, but  
> there are n=
> o
> measurements.
>
> Let me know if you any references that I could send my colleague.
>
> Best,
> Ben