At last! Now we are getting to the REAL stuff! I found a couple in The Bartender's Standard Manual, by Fred Powell: Eyeopener 1 jigger light rum 2 dashes Crème 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= 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