Carole Landis

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We celebrate the Fourth of July with this WWII bombshell and her biographer Rich Shmelter.

Carole Landis rose to become a popular actress and pin-up during WWII. She made several films opposite Victor Mature including One Million B.C., I Wake Up Screaming and My Gal Sal. During WWII she went on a USO tour and was very dedicated to entertaining the troops. The 1944 film Four Jills in a Jeep was based on the actual experiences of actresses Kay Francis, Carole Landis, Martha Raye and Mitzi Mayfair.

The Recipe

These recipes are from The Stork Club Bar Book by Lucius Beebe, in 1946.

CAROLE’S VODKA MARTINI:

3 oz. vodka

1 oz. dry vermouth

Stir or spoon with an ice cube and serve in a 4 oz. glass

CAROLE’S BLODY MARY:

3 oz. vodka

6 oz. tomato juice

2 dashes of Angostura bitters

Juice from half a lemon

Then shake these all together with ice or mix it all in a Waring mixer, then serve cold in a

highball glass.

CAROLE’S DEVILED EGGS:

Ingredients

Eggs

Dry mustard

Pimentos

Worcester sauce

Soft butter

Mayonnaise,

Salt and pepper

Optional: anchovy filet, capers, or a ball of two of cavier

Directions

Boil eggs for 20 minutes. Remove from fire and let cold water run over them until the eggs are cold to the touch. Remove outer shell and cut them in half the long way. Put the yokes in a bowl, and wash the whites in cold water and place on a dry napkin. Add dry mustard to the yokes, chopped pimentos, Worcester sauce, soft butter, mayonnaise, salt and pepper to taste them. Then place in a strainer and make a paste that is not too soft. Place the paste in a regular chef’s pastry bag and fill the white of the eggs. Decorate the tops with split anchovy filet, capers, or a ball of two of cavier and narrow green sticks made of green

pepper.

Special Guest

Rich Shmelter is the author of the Carole Landis biography "Hollywood's Glamorous Patriot" and "The Spearhead on Sulphur Island".

Liz Locke is the founder of CinemaSips.com, a weekly guide to cocktail and movie pairings, as well as a frequent contributor to Moviejawn. Originally from western Pennsylvania, she now lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband and very adorable rescue dog. When not writing or watching her favorite classic films, she can usually be found with a cocktail in one hand and a book in the other. Her debut novel, Follow the Sun, was published in 2023.