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Manhattan Cocktail

A historical recipe from The progress meatless cook book, by Lake, Carlotta M. (Carlotta Mixer) (1911).

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A historical recipe

The progress meatless cook book: And valuable recipes and suggestions for cleaning clothing, hats, gloves, house furnishings, walls and woodwork and all kinds of helps for the household, by Lake, Carlotta M. (Carlotta Mixer) (1911). Project Gutenberg eBook #77733.

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

United States

Known as an American recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Method

  1. a piece of lemon peel ½ jigger vermouth ½ jigger whiskey a dash of angostura bitters a little syrup a little orange juice Put in a mixing glass half filled with ice.
  2. Stir thoroughly, strain, and pour into cocktail glasses.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Whisk
  • Vegetable peeler
  • Wooden spoon
  • Sieve
Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From The progress meatless cook book, by Lake, Carlotta M. (Carlotta Mixer) (1911). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #77733 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77733). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

What was changed: As printed, from the book's text; Project Gutenberg's header and licence removed. Ingredient lines were read out of the text by a program. A historical recipe, not current advice.