The word “Scofflaw” has come to mean “A person who flouts the law, especially an unsustainable one.” But such was not always the case. It was in 1923, when Delcevare King, a member of the Anti-Saloon League, posed a contest to create a new word in order to combat the continued drinking which was going […]
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Grandmother’s Lemonade
The hot days of Summer call for a cool drink, shade, and a lazy breeze through the apple trees. If my taste memory serves, this is Grandmother’s Lemonade. 3/4 c. sugar 1 c. lemon juice 2 qt. minus 1 c. water Cover the bottom of a half-gallon glass Tropicana Orange Juice bottle with sugar. Squeeze […]
Margarita, Won’t You Come to My Party?
For those interested in the recipe for the gallon of Margaritas which was consumed at my party yesterday, I used Jeffrey Morgenthaler’s recipe from A Gallon of Margaritas by the Gallon. Below are the details on which tequila and triple sec were involved in this concoction. A Gallon o’ Margaritas 6 c. Familia Camarena Tequila […]
Bloody Mary is the … Girl I Love
Happy 3rd Birthday, No. 2 Son! Soon we’ll have the family over for a party in your honor, and they’ll be drinking some stuff you can’t, yet. It must be my upbringing, but when I think of the Bloody Mary, I don’t think of the drink: I think of South Pacific. So, what shall we […]
Harvest Punch
We typically host Christmas Day dinner at our house, after my brother-in-law and his wife host the Feast of the Seven Fishes at his. Christmas Day is a more subdued affair, with fewer guests, and more flexibility in the menu. This year we had turkey, and this year I thought I’d serve a punch. Finding […]
Honeycrisp Apple
The recipe below is from Gotham Bar & Grill, by way of Tuthilltown Spirits. I substituted Harvest Spirits’s Core Vodka and Cornelius Applejack instead of Tuthilltown’s Heart of the Hudson vodka and Busnel Calvados. I don’t need a quart of spiced syrup, and so adjusted the recipe a bit. 1 c. simple syrup 4 cloves […]
The Wise Sage
James Frederic Rose, of the Temple Bar, New York, has come up with a tasty way to drain one’s bottle of Harvest Spirits‘s Core Vodka. I have misplaced my camera, so you’ll have to do with the distiller’s picture. The recipe below serves two. Wise Sage Muddle 6 fresh sage leaves, 4 slices of fresh […]
Johnny Chapman
It’s a real pleasure to have friends over for dinner and cocktails. Last night was just such an occasion. I prepared a short cocktail menu of seasonal drinks that I wanted to try. One used Harvest Spirits Core vodka, another was the Gin Basil Smash described previously, and the third used Harvest Spirits Cornelius applejack: […]
Gin Basil Smash
Back when I wrote about mixing my wife’s pesto with gin, the Internet didn’t offer up any suggestions of what do with the pesto. Shortly afterward, however, I ran across this video of a Gin Basil Smash, which provided an idea of what to do the next time I have some fresh basil. I was […]
Not a Malibu® St. Lawrence Lemonade
Some friends of ours had us over for dinner last night, and, having heard of my hobby, asked me to come up with something to drink. The guideline was simple — “We like Malibu” — so I spent some time among the recipes on the Malibu Rum website. The Malibu Limbo Lady looked interesting, but […]
Cucumbers
D and the children planted a nice garden this year in Gram’s front yard: tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, corn, watermelon, butternut squash, zucchini, and cucumber. We took our first batch of zucchini and cucumber off the vines the weekend of July 17th, and are coming up with some new dishes to eat. I just happen to […]
A Martini
When anyone asks what I’m mixing up now, I say that I’m attempting to perfect my martini. I have a feeling that will hold true for some time. I enjoyed a Three Olives martini, garnished with three olives stuffed with bleu cheese, at the Bonefish Grill, so the olives in my refrigerator are stuffed with […]