Between the Sheets

This drink is often believed to be called a Maiden's Prayer, which is only partially true. Yes, the ingredients that are believed to be in a Between the Sheets are similar to that of the maiden's prayer, however, this is not what was originally in a between the sheets. Here is an early printing of this drink:

New times: Volume 10 in 1978

"Between the Sheets: 1 oz. each Gordon's Gin. brandy, Cointreau. Shake well with ice cubes. Strain into cocktail glass."

This drink appears much earlier than this in other publications, however, this is precisely when Gordon's Gin ran their advertising campaign claiming this drink for themselves. Early printings of the drink (Gin also) appear in:

Wines and spirits by Alec Waugh, Time-Life Books in 1968

"(see Brandies: Angel's Dream) Between the Sheets"

This drink became so popular it had a song named after it during it's peak popularity called "Between the Sheets" and it was an Isley Brothers single off their album of the same name in 1983.

The maiden's prayer is an age old drink but originally it was exactly what the name implies, a maiden's prayer as seen here:

The complete works of Sir Walter Scott: with a biography, and his ...: Volume 1 - Page 461 by Sir Walter Scott in 1833

"Are Maria! maiden mild! Listen to a maiden's prayer ! Thou canst hear though from the wild, Thou canst save amid despair. Safe may WP sleep beneath thy care, Though banish'd, outcast, and reviled— Maiden ! hear a maiden's prayer"

The drink itself appears as early as:

Nast's weekly: Volume 1 - Page 15 in 1892

"the devout thirsty could indulge (while quenching their spiritual thirst with maiden's prayer and the exhortation from the pulpit) in a reverently concocted and thankfully quaffed Old Testament cocktail, or a julep according to St. Paul?"

It is undetermined why the name change took place, it is clear why the ingredients changed from gin to rum, it was a simple confusion of the two drinks given their similar ingredients. This drink however, never originally called for lime juice.

This drink dates between 1951 - 1965 (Between the Sheets) and contained at least as of then:

Stir these ingredients with cracked ice:

Gin

Brandy

Cointreau (which was newly introduced to the united states)

Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

The Maiden's prayer dates between 1883 - 1889 and contained at

least as of then:

Shake these ingredients:

Bacardi Rum

Brandy (undetermined)

Curacao

Lime Juice

Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

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