Drinking French Erratum
Here are a few corrections for metric conversions that appear in the first-edition printing of Drinking French. They’ve all been corrected in subsequent printings:
For the dry ingredients in the Cornmeal Madeleines (page 259), the metric amounts should be (in bold):
1/2 cup (70g) all-purpose or corn flour
1/2 cup (95g) stone-ground cornmeal
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For the recipes in the book with fresh mint, the conversions should be:
Mint Tisane (page 22): 2 cups (20g) fresh mint leaves
Thé à la menthe (page 23): 2 cups (24g) fresh mint leaves and sprigs (the springs weigh more, hence the discrepancy
Fresh Mint Syrup (page 272): 2 cups (20g) fresh mint leaves
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And the amount of boiling water in the Tisane recipes (page 22) should be “4 cups (1liter).”
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In addition:
On page 88, the Seat of Your Pants recipe is correct. The headnote story mentions a 2:1 ratio but the 3:1 listed in the ingredient list is correct.
Due to an indexing error, in some places in the book, the Homemade Grenadine Syrup recipe directs you to page 247, which is on page 274.
The Saint/Sinner Cocktail on page 73 says to shake it but should say to stir it in a mixing glass over ice until well-chilled, about 15 seconds, before straining it into a chilled coupe glass.
