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Star Cocktail

A cocktail of maraschino, angostura, cognac and orange bitters, with lemon and sugar on the rim of the glass. From Erken's Stor kokebok (the Big Cookbook, 1949), p. 755.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 755 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

The recipe is no. IV in the cocktail section of the 1949 edition and is very short. The measures are not entirely clear in the text.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Prepare the glass

    Put lemon and sugar on the rim of the glass.

  2. 2

    Mix the drink

    Mix the maraschino, angostura, cognac and orange bitters, and pour into the glass.

Changes from the original

The recipe appears twice (pp. 755 and 756) and has been combined. "Glass" as a measure is kept as in the book. The original gives no method; the steps are derived from the ingredient list.

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Modernised → 1949 (proofread, p. 755)~69% of the text changedremovedadded
3 glass maraschino (måleenheten «glass» er uklar i boka). 2 glass angostura (måleenheten «glass» er uklar i boka). 1 glass konjakk. konjakk 1 likørglass orangebitter. sitron og sukker (på kanten av glasset). Sett sitron orangebitter Sitron og sukker på kanten av glasset.. Bland maraschino, angostura, konjakk og orangebitter, og hell i glasset.

Note on Modernised

Oppskriften står to ganger (s. 755 og 756) og er slått sammen. «Glass» som mål er beholdt som i boka. Fremgangsmåten er ikke angitt i originalen; stegene er avledet av ingredienslisten.

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Frequently asked questions

What is a "glass" here?
The book does not say; probably small drink glasses. Read the amounts as ratios.
What does lemon and sugar on the rim mean?
The rim of the glass is moistened with lemon and dipped in sugar.
How many servings is this?
The amounts correspond to one glass, but this is an interpretation.

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