Turtles; Horse's Neck

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   The book SCIENTIFIC BAR-TENDING (1884) that I cited for "Manhattan" was
written by Joseph W. Gibson, but his name did not appear on the cover.

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TURTLES

"I can't see me loving nobody but you."
--TURTLES, "Happy Together."

   From the TRIED AND TRUE COOK BOOK (First Methodist Church, Gonzales,
Texas, 1961), pg. 114:

     _TURTLES_
4 1/2 Cups sugar
1 Stick butter (less 1 in.)
1 Large can evaporated milk
1 Pound pecans
2 Pkgs. chocolate chips
1 Jar Mashmallow Creme
     Boil 7 minutes the sugar, butter and milk, stirring constantly.  Pour
into mixture of pecans, chocolate chips and Marshmallow Creme.  Drop on foil
paper to cool.  Makes 3 dozen.

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HORSE'S NECK

     John Mariani's ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN FOOD & DRINK has:

_horse's neck._  A strip of lemon or orange peel cut from the fruit in a
continuous spiral and usually served as a garnish in a cocktail (1900).  The
term is also a euphemism for "horse's ass," but it had not been established
when a drink by the name of "horse's neck" first appeared.

     From MODERN AMERICAN DRINKS (Merriam Company, NY, 1895) by George J.
Kappeler, pg. 68:

     _Horse's Neck._
     Cut the peel from a lemon in one long piece, place in a thin
punch-glass, add a bottle of cold imported ginger ale.



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