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missroserose) wrote2010-08-03 12:04 am
missroserose) wrote2010-08-03 12:04 am
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Adventures in lemon dropping
I talked to my mother today, and she mentioned that she was wondering if I was all right because I hadn't posted anything in my blog recently. So, just to be perverse, I figure that I'll write an entry regarding her absolute favorite subject - my adventures in mixology!
Actually, there's not a lot going on in that arena right now. I don't have too many friends around to mix cocktails for, and I'm only just starting to rebuild my liquor collection after giving it all away to our Juneau friends when we moved. I did, however, find myself with a craving for a lemon drop the other day, and a spare lemon with which to make it - so I did, and it was delicious. And then I promptly managed to lose the card that had the recipe on it (yes, Mum, I have a recipe box for drinks), so I've been meaning to go searching for another one.
Tonight, I gave this one a go, because it looked like it was written by people who were at least as anal-retentive about their drink quality as I am. (I especially liked the lemon sugar idea, and have made up a batch to keep around.) However, I had to make a couple of substitutions, as I have no citrus-flavored vodka, so the actual drink came out a bit differently.
Now, a lesson for those of you who aren't familiar with drink ingredients - flavored vodkas (or rums, or cognacs, or what have you) are generally about 10 proof less (5% less alcohol by volume) than the straight versions, although whether this is to make room for the flavoring or simply out of tradition is not in my pay grade. Suffice it to say, substituting straight vodka for flavored vodka without adjusting the amount accordingly makes for a rather, shall we say...strong drink. Enough that the flavor of the vodka becomes apparent, which tends to be A Bad Thing where cocktails are concerned, unless you find the phrase "jet fuel" mouthwatering.
But still, I couldn't help but giggle at the concept of lemon-flavored jet fuel. Perhaps it would fuel Green Arrow's nemesis' vehicle? "Quick! To the LemonMobile!"
Actually, there's not a lot going on in that arena right now. I don't have too many friends around to mix cocktails for, and I'm only just starting to rebuild my liquor collection after giving it all away to our Juneau friends when we moved. I did, however, find myself with a craving for a lemon drop the other day, and a spare lemon with which to make it - so I did, and it was delicious. And then I promptly managed to lose the card that had the recipe on it (yes, Mum, I have a recipe box for drinks), so I've been meaning to go searching for another one.
Tonight, I gave this one a go, because it looked like it was written by people who were at least as anal-retentive about their drink quality as I am. (I especially liked the lemon sugar idea, and have made up a batch to keep around.) However, I had to make a couple of substitutions, as I have no citrus-flavored vodka, so the actual drink came out a bit differently.
Now, a lesson for those of you who aren't familiar with drink ingredients - flavored vodkas (or rums, or cognacs, or what have you) are generally about 10 proof less (5% less alcohol by volume) than the straight versions, although whether this is to make room for the flavoring or simply out of tradition is not in my pay grade. Suffice it to say, substituting straight vodka for flavored vodka without adjusting the amount accordingly makes for a rather, shall we say...strong drink. Enough that the flavor of the vodka becomes apparent, which tends to be A Bad Thing where cocktails are concerned, unless you find the phrase "jet fuel" mouthwatering.
But still, I couldn't help but giggle at the concept of lemon-flavored jet fuel. Perhaps it would fuel Green Arrow's nemesis' vehicle? "Quick! To the LemonMobile!"
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By the way, may I have your recipe for whiskey and ginger? I tried to make one last night but it wasn't as good as yours.
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Also, woot for Firefox remembering things even when I don't! I couldn't for the life of me remember what recipe I used, or even if I had used one at all, but FF remembered my search for "whiskey and ginger", and this one (http://www.drinkstreet.com/searchresults.cgi?drinkid=1031) was the only result highlighted as "previously visited", so it was probably along those lines. Considering the simplicity of the recipe, it seems likely that different ingredients are more likely at fault; again, I'm not completely certain, but it's most likely that I used Bushmill's blended whiskey and Canada Dry ginger ale.
Go for it with the recipe box - despite the digital revolution, you can still get little boxes with A-Z indexes and 3x5 cards to go in them. My mother had one with food recipes, but I've never been a big cook, and it struck me that the format was just about perfect for drink recipes anyway. Relatively little information needed, and all that.
Long Suffering Mother
Re: Long Suffering Mother
I love you too, Mum. <3