The gentlemans companion, an exotic cookery and drinking book 2 volumes charles h. This edition combines both volumes of the original work. Volume one is concerned exclusively with food recipes. The exotic drinking book is the summation of bakers drinking experiences abroad. Author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Being an exotic drinking book or, around the world with jigger, beaker and flask kindle edition by charles henry baker author. Being an exotic drinking book or, around the world with jigger. Being an exotic drinking book or, around the world with jigger, beaker and flask by. The gentlemans companion, an exotic cookery and drinking book. Being an exotic cookery and drinking book, originally published in. This is in line with the proportions suggested by the savoy cocktail book. Being an exotic drinking book, or around the world with jigger, beaker and flask laura sant charles h. My minimal internet search turned up nothing useful. I was thinking it was a lemon soda of sorts, but some recipes call for dashes.
Being an exotic cookery book or, around the world with knife, fork and spoon. Being an exotic drinking book or, around the world with jigger, beaker and flask by baker jr. Gentleman of leisure a year in the life of a pimp gentleman of leisure a year in the life of a pimp pdf the gentlemans companion. Buy the gentlemans companion by charles henry baker online at alibris.
An exotic drinking book by charles h baker jr 1939. 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. A drink book that has never gone out of style, and is still very much sought after. The gentlemans companion by charles henry baker alibris. The exotic drinking book lists many recipes that contain raw eggs, including many modern recipes that have since omitted them. Both drink travelogue and cookbook, the gentlemans companion is the summation of bakers culinary and drinking experiences abroad. The gimlet pronounced with a hard g is a cocktail typically made of 2 parts gin and 1 part lime juice. 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 with jigger beaker, and flask. He finally retired to naples, florida, where he died in 1987, at 91 years old. A two volume set an exotic cookery and an exotic drinking book. The gentlemans companion, an exotic cookery and drinking book 2 volumes.
Baker collected many of those recipes in his twovolume set the gentlemans companion. 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. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with optical recognition software. The full title for volume one is the gentlemans companion. Volume two is the gentlemans companion or a guide to exotic drinking. Being an exotic drinking book or, around the world with jigger, beaker and flask na. Being an exotic drinking book or around the world with jigger, beaker and flask hardcover september 1, 2000 by jr. Being an exotic drinking book or, around the world with jigger, beaker and flask.
Volume two, separately published by martino publishing. 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. Poister in 1983 wrote, volume ii of the gentlemans companion, by charles h. Being an exotic drinking book or, by charles henry vg. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. 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. During prohibition, charles baker traveled the world in search of exotic alcoholic beverages in addition to interesting people with whom he could share them.
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Baker accents his tales of high adventure with recipes for foods and cocktails that were considered unusual specimens in the 1920s and 30s. Exotic drinking book by charles henry baker 2015, paperback, reprint, facsimile at the best online prices at ebay. Being an exotic drinking book or around the world with jigger, beaker and flask, first published in 1939. The gentlemans companion, an exotic cookery and drinking. The gentlemans companion by charles h baker jr abebooks. Being an exotic cookery and drinking book, originally published in 1939 by the derrydale press.
Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with optical recognition software. Being an exotic drinking book or, around the world with jigger, beaker and flask charles henry baker 2018 isbn. Search for library items search for lists search for. 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. Being an exotic drinking book or, around the world wi. A rare cocktail and exotic food recipe guide by charles h. Gentlemans companion exotic cookery drinking by baker. Being an exotic drinking book or, around the world with jigger, beaker and flask xix, 216 pages. Volume one of bakers twovolume set the gentlemans companion. The exotic cookery book and the exotic drinking book. Being an exotic drinking book or, around the world with jigger, beaker and flask englisch taschenbuch 6. I found a recipe for orange bitters in the gentlemans companion. Being an exotic cookery and drinking book, originally published in 1939 by derrydale press. Being an exotic collery book or, around the world with knife, fork and spoon.
Euvs collection first trade edition volume ii being an exotic drinking book or, around the world with jigger, beaker and flask. 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. Being and exotic cookery book or, around the world with knife fork and spoon. Being an exotic drinking book or, around the world with jigger, beaker and flask english edition ebook. The exotic drinking book makes multiple uses of lemon phosphate. Charles baker traveled the world in search of exotic food and drink in addition to interesting people with whom he could share them. Being an exotic drinking book or around the world with jigger, beaker and flask, the. Being an exotic drinking book or around the world with jigger beaker. 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. If you ever wondered whose oyster the world is, esquire wrote in 1954, meet 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. The first one is all food recipes, the second is all drink. As much a travel log to exotic places as it is a cookbook. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.