What was the latest fashion at court of Versailles in 1696? Why English peas of course, hadn’t you heard? The ladies of Versailles knew a good thing when they tasted it. In the late 17th Century fresh, green English peas were all the rage. It may seem odd to us, since today peas are seen [...]
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Fresh (and Fashionable) English Pea Soup
Posted in Cocktails, Farmers' Market Cooking, Food History, Ingredients, recipes, tagged English Pea Soup, English peas, Food History, garden peas, green peas, recipe on June 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The Proper Care and Mixing of Vermouth
Posted in Cocktails, Food History, Ingredients, Traditional Foodways, tagged 19th Century cocktail, Cocktails, dry martini, history, how to store vermouth, martini, vermouth on April 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
If you find yourself among the gentlemen in their frock coats and wide cravats in a Parisian café in the 1880s during the hours just before dinner, and are wondering what to order, the word you’re looking for is vermouth. Between the hours of 5 and 7 all the best people crowded these fashionable watering [...]
An Almost Manhattan to Chase Away the Sunday Blues
Posted in Cocktails, Food History, recipes, tagged cocktail history, Cocktails, Marble Hill, new york city history, recipes on January 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On a recent Sunday evening our house fell under the shadow of a looming work week. A cocktail was needed to lift our spirits. Besides, we had recently purchased some new (to us) cocktail glasses at the Salvation Army (a great source for cheap, nice glasses, by the way) and needed to christen them. We [...]
