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French 75 (cocktail)
French 75 is a cocktail made from gin, champagne, lemon juice, and sugar. It is also called a 75 cocktail, or in French simply a ('seventy five'). The drink dates to World War I, when in 1915 an early form was created at the New York Bar in Paris — later Harry's New York Bar — by barman Harry MacElhone. The combination was said to have such a kick that it felt like being shelled with the powerful French 75mm field gun. History The drink with its current name and recipe developed over the 1920s, though similar drinks date to the 19th century. In the 19th century, the ''champagne cup'' was a popular cocktail, consisting of champagne, lemon juice, sugar, and ice. Gin was sometimes added, yielding a drink much like the French 75. The drink was first recorded as the "75" in ''Harry's ABC of Mixing Cocktails'', 1922 edition, by Harry MacElhone, and in the same year in Robert Vermeire's ''Cocktails: How to Mix Them'', which credits the drink to MacElhone.
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Lemon
The lemon (''Citrus'' × ''limon'') is a species of small evergreen tree in the ''Citrus'' genus of the flowering plant family Rutaceae. A true lemon is a hybrid of the citron and the bitter orange. Its origins are uncertain, but some evidence suggests lemons originated during the 1st millennium BC in what is now northeastern India. Some other citrus fruits are called ''lemon''. The yellow fruit of the lemon tree is used throughout the world, primarily for its juice. The pulp and rind are used in cooking and baking. The juice of the lemon is about 5–6% citric acid, giving it a sour taste. This makes it a key ingredient in drinks and foods such as lemonade and lemon meringue pie. In 2022, world production was 22 million tonnes, led by India with 18% of the total. Description The lemon tree produces a pointed oval yellow fruit. Botanically this is a hesperidium, a modified berry with a tough, leathery rind. The rind is divided into an outer colored layer or ...
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John Wayne
Marion Robert Morrison (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne, was an American actor. Nicknamed "Duke", he became a Pop icon, popular icon through his starring roles in films which were produced during Hollywood's Golden Age, especially in Western film, Western and war film, war movies. His career flourished from the silent film era of the 1920s through the American New Wave, as he appeared in a total of 179 film and television productions. He was among the top box-office draws for three decades and appeared with many other important Hollywood stars of his era. In 1999, the American Film Institute selected Wayne as one of the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars, greatest male stars of classic American cinema. Wayne was born in Winterset, Iowa, but grew up in Southern California. After losing his Athletic scholarship, football scholarship to the University of Southern California due to a bodysurfing accident, he began working for the 20th Century Fox, Fox ...
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Epicurious
''Epicurious'' is an American digital brand that focuses on food- and cooking-related topics. Created by Condé Nast in 1995, it is headquartered at the One World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York City, where it is part of the publisher's Food Innovation Group that also includes ''Bon Appétit'', with significant overlap in staff between the two companies. History Launch and early growth (1995–2004) ''Epicurious'' launched on August 18, 1995, as part of CondeNet, a subsidiary of Condé Nast that was created to develop content specifically for the Internet. Under the direction of CondeNet president Rochelle Udell and editor-in-chief Joan Feeney, former executive editor of Mademoiselle (magazine), ''Mademoiselle'', ''Epicurious'' offered recipes, cooking tips and general information on food, wine, and dining out. The site also covered travel at launch and drew from existing content found in Condé Nast properties Gourmet (magazine), ''Gourmet'', ''Bon Appétit'', and ''Condé ...
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Gourmet (magazine)
''Gourmet'' magazine was a monthly publication of Condé Nast Publications, Condé Nast and the first U.S. magazine devoted to food and wine. The New York Times noted that "''Gourmet'' was to food what ''Vogue (magazine), Vogue'' is to fashion." Founded by Earle R. MacAusland (1890–1980), ''Gourmet'', first published in January 1941, also covered "good living" on a wider scale, and grew to incorporate culture, travel, and politics into its food coverage. James Oseland, an author and editor in chief of rival food magazine ''Saveur'', called ''Gourmet'' "an American cultural icon." The magazine's contributors included James Beard, Laurie Colwin, M.F.K. Fisher, Lucius Beebe, George Plimpton, Anita Loos, Paul Theroux, Ray Bradbury, Annie Proulx, Elizabeth David, Madhur Jaffrey, and David Foster Wallace, whose essay "Consider the Lobster" appeared in ''Gourmet'' in 2004. On October 5, 2009, Condé Nast announced that ''Gourmet'' would cease monthly publication by the end of 2009, du ...
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Esquire (magazine)
''Esquire'' is an American men's magazine. Currently published in the United States by Hearst Communications, Hearst, it also has more than 20 international editions. Founded in 1933, it flourished during the Great Depression and World War II under the guidance of founders Arnold Gingrich, David A. Smart, and Henry L. Jackson while during the 1960s it pioneered the New Journalism movement. After a period of quick and drastic decline during the 1990s, the magazine revamped itself as a lifestyle-heavy publication under the direction of David M. Granger, David Granger. History ''Esquire'' was first issued in October 1933 as an offshoot of trade magazine ''GQ, Apparel Arts'' (which later became ''Gentleman's Quarterly''; ''Esquire'' and ''GQ'' would share ownership for almost 45 years). The magazine was first headquartered in Chicago and then, in New York City. It was founded and edited by David A. Smart, Henry L. Jackson and Arnold Gingrich. Jackson died in a United Air Lines Flig ...
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Highball Glass
A highball glass is a glass tumbler that can contain . It is used to serve highball cocktails and other mixed drink A mixed drink is a Drink, beverage in which two or more ingredients are Drink mixer, mixed. Types * List of non-alcoholic mixed drinks—A non-alcoholic mixed drink (also known as virgin cocktail, temperance drink, or mocktail) is a cocktail-sty ...s. An example size is diameter by in height. A highball glass is taller than an old fashioned glass (lowball), and shorter and wider than a collins glass. See also * On the rocks References External links Drinking glasses {{mixed-drink-stub ...
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Carbonated Water
Carbonated water is water containing dissolved carbon dioxide gas, either artificially injected under pressure, or occurring due to natural geological processes. Carbonation causes small bubbles to form, giving the water an effervescent quality. Common forms include sparkling natural mineral water, club soda, and commercially produced sparkling water. Club soda, sparkling mineral water, and some other sparkling waters contain added or dissolved minerals such as potassium bicarbonate, sodium bicarbonate, sodium citrate, or potassium sulfate. These occur naturally in some mineral waters but are also commonly added artificially to manufactured waters to mimic a natural flavor profile and offset the acidity of introducing carbon dioxide gas giving one a fizzy sensation. Various carbonated waters are sold in bottles and cans, with some also produced on demand by commercial carbonation systems in bars and restaurants, or made at home using a carbon dioxide cartridge. It is tho ...
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Tom Collins
The Tom Collins is a Collins cocktail made from gin, lemon juice, sugar, and carbonated water. This "gin and sparkling lemonade" drink is typically served in a Collins glass over ice with a cherry garnish. A non-alcoholic "Collins mix" drink mixer, mixer is produced, enjoyed by some as a soft drink. The drink is a variant of the similar John Collins (cocktail), John Collins. History The earliest publication of any Collins, as well as any Fizz recipe, are both located in the same book, American bartender and author Harry Johnson (bartender), Harry Johnson's 1882 ''Harry Johnson's'' ''New and Improved Bartender’s Manual, or How to Mix Drinks of the Present Style, in English and German.'' The book includes a Tom Collins calling for Old Tom gin and a John Collins calling for Jenever, Holland Gin, most likely what is now known as Genièvre. Johnson's recipe for Tom Collins from 1882 is as follows: * Three-quarters table-spoon of sugar * 3 or 4 dashes of lime or lemon juice * 3 ...
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Gervais Raoul Lufbery
Gervais Raoul Victor Lufbery (March 14, 1885 – May 19, 1918) was a French and American fighter pilot and flying ace in World War I. Because he served in both the French Air Force, and later the United States Army Air Service in World War I, he is sometimes listed alternately as a French ace or as an American ace. Officially, all but one of his 17 combat victories came while flying in French units. Early life and service Raoul Lufbery was born at Avenue de la Poudrière in Chamalières, Puy-de-Dôme, France to American Edward Lufbery and a French mother. Lufbery's paternal grandfather was Charles Samson Lufbery, who had emigrated to the United States from Great Britain in the mid-19th century and settled in New York. Lufbery's father, Edward moved to Chamalières in 1876, joining his elder brother, George and soon met a local Frenchwoman, Anne Joséphine Vessière, who would later become his wife.Lafayette Escadrille: America's Most Famous Squadronp. 36 Raoul was the youngest of ...
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Jean Shepherd
Jean Parker "Shep" Shepherd Jr. (July 26, 1921 – October 16, 1999) was an American storytelling, storyteller, humorist, radio and TV personality, writer, and actor. With a career that spanned decades, Shepherd is known for the film ''A Christmas Story'' (1983), which he Narration, narrated and co-Script (recorded media), scripted on the basis of his own semi-autobiographical stories. Early life Shepherd was born to Anna and Jean Parker Shepherd in 1921, on the South Side, Chicago#South Side, South Side of Chicago. He briefly lived in East Chicago, Indiana, but was raised in Hammond, Indiana, where he graduated from Hammond High School (Indiana), Hammond High School, in 1939. ''A Christmas Story'' is loosely based on his days growing up in Hammond's southeast neighborhood of Hessville, Indiana, Hessville. As a youth, he worked briefly as a mail carrier in a steel mill and earned his amateur radio license (W9QWN) at age 16, sometimes claiming he was even younger. He sporadically ...
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Jet Pilot (film)
''Jet Pilot'' is a 1957 American Cold War romance film directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring John Wayne and Janet Leigh. It was written and produced by Jules Furthman, and presented by Howard Hughes. Filming lasted more than eighteen months, beginning in 1949."Detail View: 'Jet Fighter'."
''American Film Institute''. Retrieved: June 2, 2014.
The last day of shooting was in May 1953, but the film was kept out of release by Hughes due to his tinkering until October 1957, by which time Hughes had sold .

A Man Betrayed (1941 Film)
''A Man Betrayed'' is a 1941 American dramatic comedy film directed by John H. Auer and starring John Wayne, Frances Dee and Edward Ellis. It was produced and distributed by Republic Pictures. In the United Kingdom, the film was released as ''Citadel of Crime''. Plot Bucolic lawyer Lynn Hollister fights big-city corruption when he tries to prove that politician Tom Cameron is a crook. Hollister is in love with the politician's daughter Sabra. Cast * John Wayne as Lynn Hollister * Frances Dee as Sabra Cameron * Edward Ellis as Boss Thomas "Tom" Cameron * Wallace Ford as Casey ("Globe" newspaper reporter) * Ward Bond as Floyd, Amato's goon * Harold Huber as Morris "Morrie" Slade * Alexander Granach as T. Amato, Club Inferno Manager * Barnett Parker as George, the Camerons' Butler * Edwin Stanley as the Prosecutor * Harry Hayden as lawyer Don Langworthy * Tim Ryan as Mr. Wilson, insurance agent * Russell Hicks as District Attorney C. R. Pringle * Pierre Watkin as the Governor ...
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