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Larry Howe <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:02:05 -0600
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Bruce--

Have you looked at Thomas, Jerry.  _The Bartender's Guide_ or _How to  
Mix Drinks_?  These are in the period, though I don't know if they  
include the recipes you're specifically asking for.

Best,

--LH
On Feb 16, 2012, at 1:31 PM, Michelson, Bruce F wrote:

> Because MT students and scholars sometimes wonder about such things,  
> we are=
> looking for recipes for cocktails that Mark Twain and "the boys"  
> demand fr=
> 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=
> st order ....
>
> The General followed him up and gained a complete victory. The  
> uneducated f=
> oreigner could not even furnish a Santa Cruz Punch, and Eye-Opener,  
> a Stone=
> -Fence, or an Earthquake.
>
> --
> So we need authentic 19th century recipes for the following, and we  
> don't s=
> 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

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