Trader Vic's Book of Food and Drink
Trader Vic, Lucius Beebe, Victor Bergeron
Language: English
Pages: 276
ISBN: 0385066287
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
More than just a book on food and drink
By Steve Dietrich VINE VOICE on December 21, 2012
This is the classic gentleman's book of food and drink by one of America's finest hosts. It's all about parties with a traditional island flair.
The book is worth the price just for the Fish House punch recipie and discussion.
Lots of wonderful appetizers and such along with instructions on making and serving a wide variety of drinks, stocking the liquor cabinet etc
This is the original and brings to life a wonderful gneration of post WWII entertainment
Note that some of the ingredients have changed over the years Ron Mierto run is long gone so a substitute of another quality light brown rum is in order.
A caution too - this book was writtien when there was a lot higher tolerance of challenged driving. Some of the drinks are best shared with those who will be spending the night.
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Teaspoon sugar Mint leaves 2 ounces Puerto Rican rum (Ron Meiito, Boca Chica, or Biugal) Charged water Squeeze lime and drop shell in 10-ounce glass; add sugar to juice, add mint leaves, and fill glass with shaved ice. Pour rum over iee and swizzle. Add dash of charged water. 57 Trader Vies Book of Food and Drink MOJITO CRIOLLO The La Florida's version. Cracked ice Several sprigs of mint i lemon 1 teaspoon sugar 2 ounces Bacardi Build in an 8-ounce glass; use peel and.
And the 1 1 78 our George Washington, Lafayette, "Spirit of '76." Roll out the drums! pound brown sugar quart lemon juice 2 quarts Jamaica 2 is and vapor- quart cognac rum Punches and Wine Cups 4 ounces peach brandy 2 quarts water Slack sugar in punch bowl; when completely add lemon juice and let stand. Combine rest of ingredients and let stand in separate container. Two hours before serving time, combine lemon juice mixture and liquor in punch bowl with large cake of ice and let.
The following, which have been thor- oughly chilled: 2 quarts sparkling red Concord grape wine (Renault or Urhani) i Stir quart charged water and serve. TONGA T?v (Serves about 25 people) Heavy dark Jamaica rums are distasteful to many, so in making the Tonga I've blended light 80 Punches and Wine Cups rums and liqueurs in palatable and potent. 2 bottles light a formula rum (Ron which is both Merito, Boca. Chica, or Brugal) 12 ounces brandy 12 ounces curacao (De Kuyper or.
Serve lemon stand for at least an hour and a it lemon with coconut cream in which a clove of garlic has been crushed. This limed course. Serve it makes a delicious luncheon coconut cream on a large platter fish in and garnish it with slices or quarters of hardcooked eggs, onion rings, cucumber cubes, and sliced tomatoes. In Tahiti this dish 148 is always served A Luau on the Mainland with baked breadfruit and id, baked red bananas. Here you can substitute French bread for the.
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