Country Curtains Featured in New Book
- Written by Pitch Engine
Santa and Mrs. Claus often make an appearance at these grand parties festooned with red and green balloons, holiday napkins, and candles, as do tumblers of a particular cocktail; Jane’s sister, Zoa, whipped up a batch of whiskey sours for everyone at one of the first Christmas in July gatherings, and the drink remains a staple today.
Author Gina Hyams was so impressed with the Country Curtains Whiskey Sour she included it in her new book, The Tanglewood Picnic: Music and Outdoor Feasts in the Berkshires. The book celebrates the eight-decade tradition of picnicking on and includes 150 photos of Tanglewood picnickers from the 1940s through the present from the BSO Archives and audience members’ family scrapbooks, plus a dozen classic picnic recipes and the ultimate Tanglewood picnic checklist.
Country Curtains Tanglewood Picnic Whiskey Sour Punch
Yields approximately 106 servings
Ingredients
2 1/2 gallons water
2 (24-ounce) packages Timmy’s sweet and sour cocktail mix
3 (12-ounce) cans of Minute Maid frozen lemonade concentrate
3 (1.7-liter) bottles of Seagram’s whiskey
Garnish
About 12 oranges, cut into half-moon shaped slices
3 (16-ounce) jars of Haddon House maraschino cherries
Ice
Instructions
Pour all of the ingredients into a large insulated beverage jug and stir with a long spoon. Fill a punch bowl with ice, punch, oranges, and cherries. Add additional orange slices and cherry garnishes to each serving as needed.
This recipe is excerpted from The Tanglewood Picnic: Music and Outdoor Feasts in the Berkshires by Gina Hyams.
Authors: Pitch Engine
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