Pina Colada (1922); Typical Cuban Dishes (1940)

[Joanne M. Despres]

Here's our 1923 cite for pina colada:

...a pina colado -- a glass, nearly as large and quite as thin as
possible, of the chilled essence of pineapple.


Page 44
San Cristobal de la Habana
Hergesheimer
Knopf 1923

>From the look of it, this source also (like Barry Popik's) associates
the drink with Cuba (unless there's a San Cristobal de la Habana
somewhere else -- but I haven't found one in my geographical
dictionary).  But this pina colada doesn't seem to be the mixed
drink with coconut, lime juice, rum etc.  Thanks for the antedate,
Barry -- I'd have had to assign a later date to the entry otherwise,
since this cite doesn't fit the definition we enter.

Joanne