Can I chair this session at the next Elmira conference?
Lots of standard recipes out there for Brandy Smash, a drink that I don't believe has changed much over the years.

--- On Thu, 2/16/12, John Bird <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

From: John Bird <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Extinct American Cocktails in The Innocents Abroad
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Thursday, February 16, 2012, 3:25 PM

At last! Now we are getting to the REAL stuff! =20

I found a couple in The Bartender's Standard Manual, by Fred Powell:

Eyeopener

1 jigger light rum
2 dashes Cr=E8me de Noyau
2 dashes Curacao
2 dashes Pernod
1 teaspoon powdered sugar
1 egg yolk

[even though it is mid-afternoon here, I mixed one of these, purely for
scholarly purposes, and I can attest that my eyes are indeed wide open]

Earthquake Cocktail

1 jigger whiskey
1 jigger gin
1 jigger Anesone or Abisante

Shake with ice and strain.

[Unfortunately, I have no Anesone or Abisante, and indeed do not know =
what
they are. But I do have whiskey and gin and ice, so, purely for =
scholarly
purposes, I will now give this one a test and see what the Richter scale
says.]

Stone Fence No. 1

2 jiggers Appplejack
1 or 2 dashes Angostura bitters

Place in tall glass with ice and fill with cider.

[No mention of a Stone Fence No. 2. I suppose #1 will suffice.]

In a graduate Twain seminar a couple of years ago, a student brought in =
a
drink mentioned in one of the texts that we all tried. It may have been =
an
Earthquake, or maybe another. I will check with her--we may have another =
one
to try. For scholarly purposes, of course. I also have a really old bar =
book
somewhere that may be of help.

John Bird

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Twain Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Michelson,
Bruce F
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 2:31 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Extinct American Cocktails in The Innocents Abroad

Because MT students and scholars sometimes wonder about such things, we =
are=3D
 looking for recipes for cocktails that Mark Twain and "the boys" demand =
fr=3D
om a puzzled Parisian barkeeper early in The Innocents Abroad:

"Give us a brandy smash!"
The Frenchman began to back away, suspicious of the ominous vigor of the =
la=3D
st order ....

The General followed him up and gained a complete victory. The =
uneducated f=3D
oreigner could not even furnish a Santa Cruz Punch, and Eye-Opener, a =
Stone=3D
-Fence, or an Earthquake.

--
So we need authentic 19th century recipes for the following, and we =
don't s=3D
ee them in the cookbooks on the kitchen shelf, or the blogs for Mad Men:

Brandy Smash
Santa Cruz Punch
Eye-Opener
Stone-Fence
Earthquake

Help on any of these mysteries will be appreciated.

Best regards,

Bruce Michelson
University of Illinois