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French Vermuth Cocktail

From For the bride (1914).

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A historical recipe

For the bride, by Memphis. [from old catalog] American advertising association (1914).

France

Known as a French recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

Ingredients 1 ingredient

  1. one dash of angostura bitters

Method

  1. Made same as Italian vermuth cocktail, using French vermuth instead of Italian.
  2. WHISKEY COCKTAIL (DRY)— Use mixing glass half full of crushed ice, one dash of angostura bitters, one drink of whiskey, one twist of lemon peel.
  3. Stir, strain into cocktail glass and serve with olive.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Whisk
  • Vegetable peeler
  • Wooden spoon
  • Sieve
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Credit

From For the bride (1914), printed page 466, digitised by the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/forbride00amer

What was changed: Read by machine from the book's scanned text into ingredients and method. The title's capitals were tidied; spelling and scanning errors are left as they are.