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1949 Esquire Magazine's Handbook Hosts Entertaining Cocktails Games MCM Party

Description: Cocktail recipes. Check. Rules for playing various card games. Check. Questions now inappropriate for mid century dinner parties? Check. 316 tantalizing canape, snack and male slated food recipes; 608 Esquire tested recipes for the happy home bartender; 585 bright entertainment ideas, bar games, hints for hosts. This is the modern guide to hospitality at home." Learn how to throw a hopping party like they did fifty years ago! A must-have for every party giver, Esquire's Handbook for Hosts is a time-honored guide on how to eat, drink and be merry with inimitable style. It offers the secrets of the perfect cocktail party with the tradition, excitement and hosting flair of the postwar heydays. Each of the three main sections, "Eat," "Drink" and "Be Merry," offers a wealth of ideas: delicious main courses and hours d'oeuvres, refined serving suggestions and tasty cocktails. Amusing party games, tricks and puzzles from exotic poker games to bar tricks (suitably called "Checkpayers") break the ice. The more you browse, the more great information you'll find - all vintage 1950s, when the perfect host was king. Complete with party themes, directions on how to stock the bar, tips on making conversation, and clothing advice, this book is a delightful reminder that even the most hopeless host can give a fabulous and memorable party.

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Location: Washington, District Of Columbia

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Book Title: Esquire's Handbook for Hosts

Narrative Type: Nonfiction

Publisher: Esquire magazine

Original Language: English

Intended Audience: Adults

Vintage: Yes

Personalize: No

Publication Year: 1949

Type: Entertainment

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Era: 1940s

Author: Esquire Magazine

Features: Dust Jacket

Genre: Food & Drink, Cooking

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Topic: Cocktails, Beverages / Alcoholic / Wine, Entertaining, General

Number of Pages: Xii, 476 Pages

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