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Simonson treats Theodore Proulx's 1888 Bartender's Manual as the first known printed appearance of an Old-Fashioned recipe, while noting that one of Proulx's methods remains closer to an improved Whiskey Cocktail and another comes nearer the later simplified form.
Displayed book page 32; supplied PDF sheet 37
Displayed book page 28; supplied PDF sheet 33
“Chapin, Gore, and Proulx: The Old-Fashioned”
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Simonson treats Theodore Proulx's 1888 Bartender's Manual as the first known printed appearance of an Old-Fashioned recipe, while noting that one of Proulx's methods remains closer to an improved Whiskey Cocktail and another comes nearer the later simplified form.
Location and context
“Chapin, Gore, and Proulx: The Old-Fashioned”; Displayed book page 28; supplied PDF sheet 33; through Displayed book page 32; supplied PDF sheet 37.
Use note
A strong lead for the cocktails section's history of printed recipes and changing terminology.
Qualification
“First known” is provisional. Verify the cited edition, date, surviving copy, wording, and search scope before public use.