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