Pousse Cafe (1857, 1867)

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   OED has 1880 for "pousse cafe."


   From HARPER'S WEEKLY, 26 September 1857, pg. 618:

. . . oysters, deviled turkey, omelets, paté de foie
gras, with et ceteras. Sauterne, claret, culmina-
ting in Moet and Chandon's Imperial. Then the
demi tasse, with the pousse cafe of Kirchwasser,
brandy, and Curaçoa. After all, cigars and con-
versation far into the day.


   From Literature Online:

De Forest, John William, 1826-1906 [Author Record]
Miss Ravenel's Conversion from Secession to Loyalty. (1867) 3Kb
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CHAPTER X. THE RAVENELS FIND CAPTAIN COLBURNE IN GOOD QUARTERS. 1Kb
...old Otard brandy for the  pousse-cafe. He seemed to have got...