As much a travel log to exotic places as it is a cookbook. A two volume set an exotic cookery and an exotic drinking book. Being an exotic drinking book or around the world with jigger, beaker and flask, first published in 1939. Being an exotic drinking book or, around the world with jigger, beaker and flask charles henry baker 2018 isbn.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Being an exotic cookery and drinking book, originally published in 1939 by derrydale press. Being and exotic cookery book or, around the world with knife fork and spoon. Exotic drinking book by charles henry baker 2015, paperback, reprint, facsimile at the best online prices at ebay. The first one is all food recipes, the second is all drink. Being an exotic drinking book or, around the world with jigger, beaker and flask by baker jr. The description in the 1953 raymond chandler novel the long goodbye stated that a real gimlet is half gin and half roses lime juice and nothing else. Being an exotic drinking book or, around the world with jigger, beaker and flask xix, 216 pages. Poister in 1983 wrote, volume ii of the gentlemans companion, by charles h.
The gentlemans companion by charles henry baker alibris. The gentlemans companion by charles h baker jr abebooks. Being an exotic drinking book or around the world with jigger, beaker and flask, the. This edition combines both volumes of the original work. My minimal internet search turned up nothing useful.
Buy the gentlemans companion by charles henry baker online at alibris. Being an exotic drinking book or, around the world with jigger, beaker and flask. A drink book that has never gone out of style, and is still very much sought after. Author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Neither the 1939, nor the 1946 editions deterred baker from his travels or writings and in 1951, baker published both the south american gentlemans companion. The exotic drinking book lists many recipes that contain raw eggs, including many modern recipes that have since omitted them. Volume two is the gentlemans companion or a guide to exotic drinking. Being an exotic drinking book or around the world with jigger beaker. The south american gentlemans companion vol i being an exotic cookery book vol ii being an exotic drinking book by baker, charles h. If you ever wondered whose oyster the world is, esquire wrote in 1954, meet charles h. A rare cocktail and exotic food recipe guide by charles h.
Being an exotic drinking book or, around the world with jigger, beaker and flask english edition ebook. Being an exotic drinking book or, around the world with jigger, beaker and flask englisch taschenbuch 6. Gentlemans companion exotic cookery drinking by baker. Being an exotic drinking book or, around the world with jigger, beaker and flask as want to read. The gentlemans companion is the king james bible of the cocktail world although written by an american, and its prose, illiteration, and a whimsical and very serious guide to the spenders of the spiritus frumenti and its cultural permutations. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. I was thinking it was a lemon soda of sorts, but some recipes call for dashes.
The gentlemans companion, an exotic cookery and drinking book 2 volumes charles h. At once a culinary guidebook and haughty memoir, the gentlemans companion, initially published in 1939, provides a oneofakind glimpse into the bombastic and glamorous world of travel in the midtwentieth century. During prohibition, charles baker traveled the world in search of exotic alcoholic beverages in addition to interesting people with whom he could share them. This is in line with the proportions suggested by the savoy cocktail book. I found a recipe for orange bitters in the gentlemans companion. The gentlemans companion, an exotic cookery and drinking book 2 volumes hardcover january 1, 1946 by charles h. Being an exotic drinking book or, around the world wi. The gentlemans companion, an exotic cookery and drinking. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with optical recognition software. The exotic cookery book and the exotic drinking book. An exotic drinking book by charles h baker jr 1939 in 1931, american journalist charles h baker jr took an odyssey, searching for the finest food and drink in such obscure corners as cairo, mindinao, calcutta, mexico city, buenos aires, borneo, jaipur, and yokohama.
An exotic drinking book by charles h baker jr 1939. Being an exotic drinking book or, by charles henry vg. Volume one is concerned exclusively with food recipes. Antique 1946 cookbook gentleman companion world cookery drinking book. Being an exotic drinking book or, around the world with jigger, beaker and flask by.
Baker collected many of those recipes in his twovolume set the gentlemans companion. The exotic drinking book is the summation of bakers drinking experiences abroad. Being an exotic drinking book or around the world with jigger, beaker and flask hardcover september 1, 2000 by jr. A wellshaken egg changes the texture of the drink, adding a bit of foamy creaminess to it, and in the case of a yolk, a richness that only a golden orb of protein can provide. The exotic drinking book makes multiple uses of lemon phosphate. Being an exotic collery book or, around the world with knife, fork and spoon. Book gentleman jackle introduction ros gentlemans gazette 101 things gentleman jack. Being an exotic drinking book or, around the world with jigger beaker, and flask.
Baker accents his tales of high adventure with recipes for foods and cocktails that were considered unusual specimens in the 1920s and 30s. Being an exotic drinking book or, around the world with jigger, beaker and flask by baker, charles henry isbn. The gimlet pronounced with a hard g is a cocktail typically made of 2 parts gin and 1 part lime juice. Search for library items search for lists search for. The gentlemans companion, an exotic cookery and drinking book 2 volumes.
Euvs collection first trade edition volume ii being an exotic drinking book or, around the world with jigger, beaker and flask. Being an exotic cookery book or, around the world with knife, fork and spoon. Being an exotic cookery and drinking book, originally published in. Baker accents his tales of high adventure with recipes for cocktails and other alcoholic beverages that were considered unusual specimens in the 1920s and 30s. The full title for volume one is the gentlemans companion. The gentlemans companion, an exotic cookery and drinking book. Volume two, separately published by martino publishing. He published the gentlemans companion in 1939 and continued to travel and write, publishing a novel not very well regarded, unfortunately, a south american followup to the companion, and his final book, the 1950 esquire culinary companion. Being an exotic drinking book, or around the world with jigger, beaker and flask laura sant charles h. He finally retired to naples, florida, where he died in 1987, at 91 years old. Being an exotic drinking book or, around the world with jigger, beaker and flask kindle edition by charles henry baker author.
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