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Category: Recipes
Recipes for Cocktails, Dishes, and other goodies that we feature!
Recipe: The Suffering Bastard
The Suffering Bastard is our featured cocktail for Episode 12: Slightly Ruffled and Really Annoyed (aka Fanta and Nazis). The Suffering Bastard1 oz. Bourbon or Brandy (We used NH made Smoky Quartz Small Batch Bourbon)1 oz. London Dry Gin (We used Sipsmith)1/2 oz. Fresh Lime Juice2 dashes angostura bittersGinger Ale (We used Fever Tree)Mint to…
Recipe: Ward 8
The Ward 8 cocktail is featured in Episode 11: Leave the gun, take the cannoli (Boston Cuisine Part I). Neither myself or Aimee particularly liked this cocktail, leaving us wishing Boston would just do better. Ward 82 oz. Rye Whiskey 1/2 oz. Lemon Juice1/2 oz. Orange Juice1 tsp. Grenadine Cherries for garnish Add all ingredients…
Recipe: Pusser’s Painkiller
The Pusser’s Painkiller cocktail will be the featured cocktail on our upcoming episode “UnRedline My Heart” (Redlining and Food Deserts). This week you get a twofer! We’ve provided the traditional cocktail recipe along with a variation that we came up with to help us through these hot summer days. Tune in to hear the history…
Recipe: The Bee’s Knees
The Bee’s Knees cocktail will be the featured cocktail on our upcoming episode “Disgusting Salads, Depressing Times” (aka Congealed Salads and the Depression). Tune in to hear the history behind this sweetly named prohibition era concoction. Ingredients 2 oz. Gin (We used Tamworth Distilling’s Tamworth Garden White Mountain Gin. I chose this because the strong…
Recipe: Olive Relish
This vintage recipe was mentioned on Episode 08: Disgusting Salads, Depressing Times. This recipe originally appeared in Bright Spots For Wartime Meals – 66 Ration-Wise Recipes 1944 INGREDIENTS 1 pkg Lime Jell-O 1 pint hot water 3 tbsp. vinegar 1/4 tsp. salt 3/4 cup sliced stuffed olives 1/2 cup sliced sweet pickles 1/4 cup diced…
Recipe: Wartime Ration Version of Apple Brown Betty
One of the many recipes we discussed during Episode 08: Disgusting Salads, Depressing Times. This war-time recipes is adapted from the “Sweets Without Sugar” pamphlet distributed by the Federal Food Board of New York in 1918. INGREDIENTS 5 medium apples 1 ¼ cups bread crumbs 4 tablespoons of melted butter or cooking fat ¼ cup…
Recipe: Wine Jelly (The Original Jell-O Shot)
We mentioned how Thomas Jefferson invents the original Jell-O Shot on Episode 08: Disgusting Salads, Depressing Times. As promised, we wanted to include the recipe here for posterity. INGREDIENTS 1 tsp ground cinnamon½ tsp nutmeg4 cups water2 cups Madeira or dry sherry3 cups water3 large egg whites, shells reserved1 cup sugar3 envelopes granulated gelatin1 cup…
Comfort Food of the Founding Families of America
If you’re looking for the perfect patriotic dishes for your 4th of July gathering, consider some of the comfort foods of the founding fathers and mothers of America. Like the presidential candidates of today, these men and women had strange tastes. George Washington Comfort Food: Hoe Cakes Everyone thinks of cherries when they think of…
Recipe: Mint Julep
This cocktail was featured on Episode 07: Cocktails for Hitler (aka The 4th of July and Americana). The Mint Julep is simple and elegant in nature, but does take some trial and error to get exactly right. This Mint Julep recipe comes from one of the foremost cocktail experts, David Wondrich. Ingredients 3 oz. bourbon…
Drunk Dish 