1. 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar 6 eggs 2 1/4 cups sugar 1/2 cup half and half 1 tea vanilla extract 1 shaker of ground nutmeg 2. Separate the yolks from the egg-whites and set aside. In a mixing bowl, beat the whites with the cream of tartar until peaks begin to form, then add 1/2-cup sugar and beat until peaks form again. Add yolks and beat them in. Add the remaining 1 3/4 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla and beat. Stir in half and half. Store in a container with a lid and hold in the refrigerator until ready to be ladled into cups. 3. In a coffee mug add 3 ounces hot water and 1 1/2 ounces Whiskey or fine Cognac. Ladle 2 ounces Batter on top, sprinkle grated nutmeg on top and serve.
Tom & Jerry The namesake drink of this revered watering hole wasn’t invented in New Orleans but is closely associated. Chris Hannah, who rules French 75 with an elegant touch, has opted to share a favorite of his, and a favorite of patrons “who know.” It isn’t a great stretch of the imagination to picture Arnaud’s during the 1920s, even during Prohibition. Those were absolutely golden years and even now you think “if only the mahogany could talk.” The place remains a mainstay of the grande dames of the New Orleans bar scene. The drink refers to neither the cartoon characters, nor to the cocktail book author, Jerry Thomas. Rather it’s of English origin and figures prominently in Damon Runyon’s short story, “Dancing Dan’s Christmas.”
As submitted and prepared by Chris Hannah
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