Mary Pickford Recipe
By
John Gertsen
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Makes:
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The Mary Pickford, named after the silent movie star from the early 1900s, is a well known classic cocktail. Here John Gertsen, bar manager of Drink in Boston, tweaks the proportions a bit in favor of the rum, for a less sweet version.
What to buy: Maraschino liqueur is a relatively dry liqueur with a subtle bitter-almond flavor; it can be found at any well-stocked liquor store.
This recipe was featured as part of our New Year’s Eve Speakeasy Party.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 1/2 ounces white rum
- 1 ounce pineapple juice
- 1/4 ounce grenadine
- 1/4 ounce maraschino liqueur
INSTRUCTIONS
Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice. Add all ingredients and shake vigorously until well chilled, about 20 seconds. Strain into a cocktail glass.
This recipe, while from a trusted source, may not have been tested by the CHOW food
team.
In real life she was a horndogette. Ever read David Niven's autobiography? He had a part in there about things that were going on in Hollywood when he first showed up, and when he got there one of the current scandals was that a maid had stolen and published parts of Mary Pickford's diary. Turns out the only thing she liked better than the movie business was sex. In her diary she named scores of men well known around the country, both in and out of the movie business. She had a grading system and gave them all ratings related to size, stamina, knowledge of strange positions, etc.
"supposed to be" is the catch phrase.
in those days the secret lives stayed secret and it only now we are finding out what really went on behind closed doors or out on the producers yachts.
I've seen a few Mary Pickford silent movies on TBS and have read a bit about her career. This drink sounds almost as cloyingly sweet as "American's Sweetheart" was supposed to be.
Ditto, too girly, I feel a headache coming on...
ugh - most of those older mixed drinks are too sweet.
they were made that way to cover up the coarse booze of the times