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Make Ahead Martinis

From A Collection Of Favorite Recipes Salem Boys Club (1972).

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A historical recipe

A Collection Of Favorite Recipes Salem Boys Club, by Salem Boys' Club (1972).

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. A slice of cucumber

Possible health benefits

General information, not medical advice.

  1. Cucumber Source of vitamin K · Source of protein

    Source of vitamin K · 16 µg per 100 g, 22% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Vitamin K contributes to normal blood clotting.
    • Vitamin K contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.

    Vitamin K is a nutrient that the body needs to stay healthy. It’s important for blood clotting and healthy bones and also has other functions in the body. NIH fact sheet

    Source of protein · 0.7 g per 100 g, 17% of the energy from protein

    • Protein contributes to a growth in muscle mass.
    • Protein contributes to the maintenance of muscle mass.
    • Protein contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.

    Nutrients per 100 g of “Cucumber, with peel, raw”, USDA FoodData Central.

Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).

Cook safely

  • Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.

Method

  1. 4/5 qt good gin 10-oz tap water 6-oz good dry vermouth From the late John Hughes 3 who spent much time perfecting this martini mix guaranteed to please dry martini lovers or lazy hosts!
  2. Mix together;
  3. place in freezer overnight to blend flavors.
  4. Serve with olive or onion.
  5. HINT: A slice of cucumber in GIN & TONIC is gust as good as a lime!
  6. Tastes the same.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Blender
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
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Credit

From A Collection Of Favorite Recipes Salem Boys Club (1972), printed page 21, digitised by the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/ACollectionOfFavoriteRecipesSalemBoysClub

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.