Screwdriver (1948); Santo Libre

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Greetings from the Dominican Republic, where I go to the cash machine each day to spend money on relatives.
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ProQuest seems to be down right now. Or maybe I just can't get it here.
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The sign here at the Sun Resort in Puerto Plata (Cofresi) says: "Welcome Miss Maxim July 2006." The sign and her photo is even on the little golf carts. It's nice to know (I guess) that if you do porno, you get a free room.
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SCREWDRIVER
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A nice, early (pre-1950) citation for the "screwdriver."
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2 August 1948, Charleston (WV) Daily Mail, pg. 4:
A: A "screwdriver" is a drink.
It was created by the American navy during the past war. It consists of vodka, gin, orange juice, cognac, bitters, and three or four things which have yet to be identified. I am quite sure that remnants of Sultans are part of the mixture.
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SANTO LIBRE
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"Santo Libre" is served here in D.R. I think that's just about the only food and drink item I'll have.
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Another 12 days of this, and the back to parking tickets, where a guy almost cracked my skull with a chair last week. 
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(GOOGLE)
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Dominican Republic Brugal Rum - How Does it Work Learn all about Dominican Republic Brugal Rum, it's history, how it is made and where ... mixed with 7-up which is commonly referred to as a ‘santo libre’, ...
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Hotel Don Andres 
The largest choise in rum of Sosua The rum-menu of the bar The largest choise in rum of Sosua ... Cuba Libre; Santo Libre; Wodka Cola; Wodka Jus d'Orange ...
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Debbie's Dominican Travel Forums - Paradise Island « Paradise ... 3 hours . for people who hate long traveling in the bus and want to be comfortable with all kinds of drinks ( beer , rum , cuba and santo libre , coca cola ...
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The Dominican Republic - German Version - Die Safaris HOME THE ... ... beer, soda, pops, water, or drinks mixed with rum, which will be served by one of our nice bartender ... Cuba libre, Santo libre or coco loco! 6th. Stop ...
monstertrucksafari.com/english/ost_kuste.htm - 12k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages
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