Local continuity is not proof of invention. Batter and base-spirit versions differ; historical units, egg use and hot service require practical checks before public instructions. Fire-based recipes elsewhere in the chapter are documented, not recommended demonstrations.
Don Cazentre, Spirits & Cocktails of Upstate New York: A History (2017). Supplied ebook PDF positions, not print-page numbers.
Watertown’s Crystal Restaurant preserves a regional holiday service tradition; the chapter compares Thomas, Pierce Egan and an earlier Salem reference in discussing origins.
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Tom and Jerry: tradition versus origin
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Watertown’s Crystal Restaurant preserves a regional holiday service tradition; the chapter compares Thomas, Pierce Egan and an earlier Salem reference in discussing origins.
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Annotation
Local continuity is not proof of invention. Batter and base-spirit versions differ; historical units, egg use and hot service require practical checks before public instructions. Fire-based recipes elsewhere in the chapter are documented, not recommended demonstrations.
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