To jump ahead to 1896...he was enjoying Burra-Pegs in Indian clubs, referred to simply as 'pegs'. A peg in a private house in colonial India was whisky and soda, mixed to suit; in a club it became a Burra-Peg, cognac and champagne, at about 25:75, added to a sugar cube - with or without bitters.
At 7,000 feet in the Himalayas they clearly had a jolly effect on him:
http://web.me.com/strathcarron/TwainTraveler/Blog/Entries/2011/6/28_Entry_1.html
Ian Strathcarron
On 17 Feb 2012, at 02:48, Harris, Susan Kumin wrote:
> OK, guys--and I mean GUYS--it's amazing how male this conversation is--try =
> looking at some 19th-c cookbooks rather than bartender guides. I'm not hom=
> e right now--if I was I'd delve into my grandmother's late 19th-c British c=
> ookbook, which has recipes for everything, including drinks (not to speak o=
> f a section on "Colonial Cookery" and how Englishwomen can keep their sanit=
> y in the colonies...). Even my mother's 1930s cookbook (subtitled "The wa=
> y to a Man's Heart") had recipes for cocktails. So I suggest you are looki=
> ng in the wrong data base.
>
> And Hal, I'm mulling the Autobio question--my sense is that a whole lot of =
> people bought it but not many have made it through. I try to chat about no=
> n-linear reading when I'm talking to audiences--the point being that since =
> Twain didn't feel it necessary to follow a chronological line in writing, w=
> e shouldn't feel obliged to engage a linear process of reading. If one cha=
> pter bores you, move on. But I haven't really asked people directly how th=
> ey engage the text. I think it's a really interesting question. =20
>
> And for me, the best thing about the Autobio is its online edition, b/c it'=
> s searchable. Best, --s =20
>
> Susan K. Harris
>
> Hall Professor of American Literature
>
> University of Kansas
>
> Author of God's Arbiters: Americans and the Philippines, 1898-1902
>
> ________________________________________
> From: Mark Twain Forum [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Robert E Stewart [RS=
> [log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 7:12 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Extinct American Cocktails in The Innocents Abroad
>
> To throw in a bit of bartender lore, when you juice the lime, try to let
> the juice sit for an hour. It develops flavor that it lacks when first
> squeezed.
> An old Spanish toast: Salud-Pesos-y Tiempo Para Gasparlas--health, wealth,
> and time to spend it.
> Enjoy
> Bob Stewart
> long-retired bartender when in grad school
>
>
> In a message dated 2/16/2012 3:41:38 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> I was actually in KU's rare books library when I saw Bruce's post. I had
> '=3D
> em pull Anderson Fredericks's "100 Cocktails : How to Make Them and What
> to=3D
> Eat with Them," from 1931. It lists "The Eye Opener" with these ingredien=
> =3D
> ts:
>
> 1 part Gin
> 1 part Rye Whisky
> 1 part Bacardi
> Juice of 1 Lime
> Dash of Grenadine
>
> (Ouch! The version John found sounds more sophisticated.) Hoping to find
> =3D
> a few more books if time permits.
>
> Nathaniel Williams
> Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow
> University of Kansas
>
> ________________________________________
> From: Mark Twain Forum [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of John Bird
> [birdj1@PE=3D
> OPLEPC.COM]
> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 2:25 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Extinct American Cocktails in The Innocents Abroad
>
> At last! Now we are getting to the REAL stuff! =3D3D20
>
> I found a couple in The Bartender's Standard Manual, by Fred Powell:
>
> Eyeopener
>
> 1 jigger light rum
> 2 dashes Cr=3D3DE8me 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 =3D3=
> D
> what
> they are. But I do have whiskey and gin and ice, so, purely for =3D3D
> 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 =
> =3D3D
> a
> drink mentioned in one of the texts that we all tried. It may have been =
> =3D3D
> an
> Earthquake, or maybe another. I will check with her--we may have another =
> =3D
> =3D3D
> one
> to try. For scholarly purposes, of course. I also have a really old bar =
> =3D3D
> 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 =
> =3D3D
> are=3D3D3D
> looking for recipes for cocktails that Mark Twain and "the boys" demand =
> =3D
> =3D3D
> fr=3D3D3D
> 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 =
> =3D
> =3D3D
> la=3D3D3D
> st order ....
>
> The General followed him up and gained a complete victory. The =3D3D
> uneducated f=3D3D3D
> oreigner could not even furnish a Santa Cruz Punch, and Eye-Opener, a =3D=
> 3D
> Stone=3D3D3D
> -Fence, or an Earthquake.
>
> --
> So we need authentic 19th century recipes for the following, and we =3D3D
> don't s=3D3D3D
> 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=3D=
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