 "Retro
Happy Hour"
by Linda Everett
Collectors Press 2003
If you're serious about
holding a honest-to-goodness cocktail hour, but don't know where to start,
then pick up a copy of Retro Happy Hour. This is not a book
for the timid party planner. This is the book you turn to if you want to
wow your guests. If you follow the directions in the book, yours will be
the party they will talk about for years to come.
Retro Happy Hour
contains four major sections: party planning, eats, non-alcoholic drink,
and alcoholic drink. The recipes in the book cover all the bases when it
comes to classic cocktail eats. Lots of finger foods, desserts, and dozens
of dips. Some selections include "Blue Duck Inn's French-Fried Deviled
Eggs," "Poor Man's Caviar," "Southern Belle Hot Pecans," and "Bayou Biloxi
Shrimp." And believe it or not, there is a section devoted exclusively
to popcorn balls. One usually doesn't think of popcorn balls as cocktail
fare, but this book seems to feel that no good party should be without
them.
The non-alcoholic drink
section is a pleasant and welcome surprise. They include a lot of ice cream
and/or frozen orange juice drink like the "Rock-Around-The-Clock Party
Slush," "Lahaina Luau," and "Flip-Flop Fizzee." All the drinks they list
are easy to make and will no doubt add a real sense of cool to any shindig.
When it comes to the
booze-based drinks, most retro recipe books focus too much on being over-complicated
bartenders guides. Retro Happy Hour stays away from the tired
old selection and gives you a unique selection that will fit in any theme
party from patio cookout to South Seas tiki party.
No matter what sort
of swinging party you want to have, Retro Happy Hour will
show you how to do it up right. This book, besides capturing the 1950's
look perfectly, shows a lot of creativity and ingenuity in a party menu
that will please anyone.
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