The Steve McQueen Cocktail

Steve may never have had one of these, but perhaps he should have. He only lived to be 50 anyway, and these probably beat laetrile.

Ingredients:

3 oz. of brandy. Cheap California stuff is fine.

1 heaping teaspoon of ketchup.

1 raw egg.

A dusting of cayenne pepper.

Mix brandy and ketchup together in a glass and chill. Then crack raw egg into mixture, and top with pepper dusting.

It's often recommended that these be swallowed with one or two determined gulps. I find them tasty, but that might not be a universal opinion.

Good hangover therapy -- again, I won't say "cure," because there's no cure for a hangover other than sleep, food and abstinence. But this will help take the sting out of a "big" night before.

Some people may have qualms about a raw egg. Do they use mayonnaise?

Postscript: Some recipes also call for a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar mixed with this. This could add some nutrients. There are also those who like a few dashes of Worcestershire sauce in theirs. Angostura bitters, a few dashes, is another additive.