Message 12268 of 20656 in Recipe Exchange

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In the movie "Murder on the Orient Express", the butler, mr. Bellows, 
announces to mr. Ratchett that he has brought him his Amber Moon, after which 
the camera pans to a view of the tray he's carrying. This contains a somewhat 
simplified version of what you describe: A highball glass containing an egg, a 
bottle of Tabasco and a spoon. 

> Hi Frazier,
> 
> I think I have solved our little mystery. After a bit of research I 
> believe an ‘Amber Moon’ is a ‘Prairie Oyster’, with 
> Vodka. It kind of 
> makes sense as a pick-me-up. I managed to find these two variations, 
> below. I’d say the second one is closest to an Amber Moon if you swap 
> the brandy for vodka. However I suspect that a genuine Amber Moon may 
> have something else in it. I can imagine something like Angostura 
> bitters working well (?).
> 
> Tell me what you think.
> 
> JohnS
> 
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>  
> http://www.whatreallyworks.co.uk/start/articles.asp?article_ID=480
> 
> 
> Prairie Oyster with a hint of hair of the dog!
> 1 shot of Olive oil
> 1-2 tablespoons of tomato ketchup
> 1 raw egg yolk (don’t break this)
> salt, pepper
> Tabasco
> Worcestershire sauce
> vinegar or lemon juice
> 
> The olive oil acts as a liver and gall bladder flush. (It’s so 
> effective, it can even dissolve gall bladder stones!) The raw egg 
> contains an amino acid called N-acetyl-cysteine. This is one of the 
> building blocks of a natural compound called glutathione. In the 
> body, this acts as a major minesweeper clearing out toxins from 
> alcohol and cigarette smoke. Ironically, when you drink, you lower 
> levels of this nutrient. So, building it up again is a good idea - 
> especially since a much-quoted study into hangover cures by New 
> Scientist magazine showed NAC was the best antidote of all! The 
> tomato ketchup provides bioflavanoids or vitamin P. These give 
> vegetables and fruits their colours and are superb antioxidants in 
> their own right - which means they boost the immune system and again, 
> clear out those damaging toxins. If you can’t get going without the 
> hair of the dog, add a splash of vodka - which contains less 
> congeners (or additives) than any other alcoholic drink. This 
> explains why you get less of a hangover if you stick to this spirit. 
> If you’re in a rush and don’t have time to mix a Prairie Oyster, 
> boiling vinegar and inhaling the steam will at least get rid of that 
> hangover headache.
> 
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> 
> http://home.earthlink.net/~atomic_rom/007/recipes.htm
> 
> The Prairie Oyster
> (In Thunderball, James Bond admits to having one of these about once 
> a week)
> 
>     * 1 whole egg
>     * 1½ oz. brandy
>     * Dash of Worcestershire sauce
>     * Dash of Tabasco® sauce (optional)
> 
>       Carefully crack the egg and place inside a highball glass (the 
> yolk should be unbroken). Add the other ingredients. When drinking, 
> the yolk should be swallowed whole. Warning: raw eggs may contain 
> salmonella.