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Sidecar
Like so many of our favorite drink recipes from the ’40s, this one has a confusing history. Feel free to skip ahead and start mixing.
December 1945
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Baltimore Eggnog
This recipe from the ’40s is so rich and delicious it impressed even a jaded food editor.
December 1945
- Keywords
- gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
- brandy,
- rum,
- winter,
- spirits
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Stewed Pig's Heart à la Pompadour (Coeur de Porc en Civet à la Pompadour)
August 1945
- Keywords
- the way we cooked,
- pork
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Frozen Daiquiri
A perennial summer favorite, though the idea of making it without a blender is daunting. Pull out the power tools.
June 1945
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Cugat Congo
This is just a Bacardi Cocktail with a dash of absinthe, but hey, it’s Xavier Cugat’s recipe!
January 1945
- Keywords
- gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
- rum,
- xavier cugat,
- summer,
- absinthe
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Sloppy Joe’s Mojito
Another of our favorite drink recipes that originated at one of Charles H. Baker Jr.’s favorite Havana watering holes.
July 1943
- Keywords
- gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
- rum,
- summer,
- spirits,
- beverages
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The Baker “Improved“ Libre
After much research, Charles H. Baker Jr. found what was missing from a Cuba Libre and created one of our favorite drink recipes from the ’40s.
July 1943
- Keywords
- gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
- rum,
- spirits,
- cocktails,
- beverages
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Bridge Punch
Although we have no idea what Charles H. Baker Jr.’s pineapple problem was, this is one of our favorite drink recipes from the ’40s.
June 1943
- Keywords
- gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
- brandy,
- spirits,
- cocktails,
- orange
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