Dem Strawlberries Look Joo-cy

I think I have professed my love for old cookbooks.  I just love looking back at the food styling of the different decades and, well, mostly just laughing.  It seems so odd that food can go in and out of style, because, it’s just food.  Cocktails on the other hand do trend, but several are just timeless.  Old bartending books from the 1960s – 1980s are my favorite, as they attempt to instruct readers on how to entertain and which spirits to have on hand,  always.   I picked up an old cocktail book at the cat welfare thrift sale for $1.00, and I totally got my money’s worth.  It’s chock-full of creamy and blended drinks as well as all of the classics.  Also a couple I had never heard of, but don’t know that I would want to make (Slow Screw Up Against a Wall, Mexican Style?).

He loves bananas; I love strawberries.  We both love booze, so we chose this recipe to share with you:

Strawberry-Banana Split

• 1 oz. banana liqueur
• 1/2 oz. dark rum
• 4 oz. frozen strawberries, thawed (We used fresh)
• 1 1/2 oz. cream
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/2 banana, peeled and cut into slices
• 1 packet of sweetener (my own addition)

Blend and strain.  Garnish with whipped cream, 1 banana slice, and 1 whole strawberry.  Cheers!