Post #276040 by croe67 on Tue, Jan 2, 2007 7:10 AM

Our most used are the Beachbum books, by far & the original Trader Vic's Bartender's Guide (1947) is also a great resource to have. For more of the cultural piece, a book called "Hawaiian Pupu Party Planner" by Muriel Kamada Miura is a real hoot & one I have actually used for ideas & recipes. The intro says that Muriel was the Home Economics Director for The Gas Company of Hawaii. She walks you through pineapple "art" - how to make a pineapple basket, a bird of paradise bowl, or carve a "luau style" pineapple. Lots of pupu recipies, how to hula, how to make leis, ideas for "unusual punch bowls", and more ways to cut up fruit & vegis as garnishes for your pupu platters than I ever could have imagined. Not a ton of drink recipies, but those that are in there are decent (e.g., a Tropical Itch made with Lemon Hart, a decent MaiTai, a hawaiian bloody mary (?)). Also a good recipe for Hawaiian Punch (not the canned stuff!!) that is good with RUM - our addition... :wink:. Probably also available via EBay or used book stores.