Charles H. Baker, Jr., was the Grand Funk Railroad of his time. The author of two indispensable books of drinking and culinary lore—An Exotic Drinking Book and An Exotic Cookery Book—first released in 1939 as The Gentleman’s Companion, Mr. Baker basically traveled round the world gathering recipes and writing about them in a most entertaining fashion. Or, to put it in another vernacular, he came to your town and helped you party down. This particular delicacy from Mr. Baker’s drinking volume is within a section titled “Ten More which Are Not Called Angels,” right after a section called “First a Brief Company of Six Angels.” Damiana, a traditional Mexican liqueur made with the leaves of the flowering and fruiting damiana shrub, is said to have aphrodisiac qualities, so be sure to always have enough to make this for two. But since it’s ticklish to prepare, I suggest making only one at a time.