tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post8682472353288786811..comments2024-03-29T03:17:49.172-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: The 1950’s pub (part two)Ron Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-34427351483012271502016-01-21T12:38:41.541-08:002016-01-21T12:38:41.541-08:00Interesting literary reference to Dickens and surp...Interesting literary reference to Dickens and surprising that the drink recipe stood up for 100 years. Thank you I appreciate that!<br />Montreal Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-26526005315938809232016-01-19T09:23:25.985-08:002016-01-19T09:23:25.985-08:00Enjoying this series 1950s pub
Here's what I&...Enjoying this series 1950s pub<br /><br />Here's what I've found on those terms.<br /><br />Pig's Ear = Beer<br />http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/pigs-ear.html<br /><br />Dog's Nose = Beer Cocktail (Gin, Sugar, Nutmeg)<br />http://beermixology.com/2012/03/21/dogs-nose-and-champagne-velvet/<br /><br />Collar - Not sure it's British, but I've seen collar used as slang for the head on a beer<br /><br />Drop - It's certainly slang meaning a small amount, but it could be something else entirely here.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06455287260820454268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-34355815708206748812016-01-19T04:37:47.626-08:002016-01-19T04:37:47.626-08:00'Pig's Ear' is Cockney rhyming slang f...'Pig's Ear' is Cockney rhyming slang for beer.<br />Charles Dickens mentions 'Dog's Nose' in Chapter 33 of The Pickwick Papers where he describes it as "compounded of warm porter, moist sugar, gin, and nutmeg"; so called, apparently, because it was black and wet.<br />'Collar' I think is short for 'Parson's Collar' and refers to the head on a pint (or a half).<br />I don't know what a 'Drop' might be, other than the obvious.Dexternoreply@blogger.com