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What Are You Doing for New Year's Eve?
Front-Ranger:
That sounds cool, Fabienne!
Some of the Denver Brokies got together New Year's Eve. LauraGigs decided to go to Florida instead; imagine that! And brokebackjack and Katrina went to the symphony. So EDelMar, Offline Chuck, RodneyWY and I assembled at EDelMar's house for steak and cameraderie. EDelMar had to work late so we had to scale back a planned party, and it was very simple, but we did have the required greens for good luck, in addition to Yukon Gold potatoes topped with sour cream and caviar. Only I partook of the "fish bait" as one who will remain nameless called it. More for me!! For the entertainment part of the evening, I spread out a lambskin on the floor and did a Tarot reading for each of my friends. They all seemed to enjoy it, or else they were very polite and gentlemanly. There were fireworks at 9:30 downtown which we could hear very well and sort-of see thru the trees. We enjoyed each other's companionship until about 10:30 pm when I took my leave. I rushed home to ring in the New Year with my family, but they were all asleep in their beds!! And that's how I came to ring in 2009 right here on BetterMost, with my cat and a roaring fire to keep me company!!
serious crayons:
The fish bait sounds delicious to me, FRiend! :)
Front-Ranger:
I would have been delighted to share my fish bait with you, friend. I did not get enuff celebrating on NY Eve, so on Friday evening, I met again with my Denver Brokie friends and we had a high entertainment. First we went to the Air and Space Museum, then to Home Deport and PetSmart, then we met RodneyWY for dinner, then we retired to EDelMar's place to ennjoy one of his favorite movies, The Time Machine. After that EDelMar got out his microscope and we had fun looking at amoebas, spit, skin cells and (ouch!) a few hairs from my head. I felt like pawing the white out of the moon!!
Front-Ranger:
--- Quote from: southendmd on December 31, 2008, 06:19:26 pm ---I'll be hunkering down with a good fire, a Maker's manhattan to start the evening (cheers, Lee!). Our great friend Peter visiting us from Santa Cruz. Beautiful Wellfleet oysters on the half-shell (they don't move much), wild King salmon (must be good luck, they swim forwards and vigorously), homemade spanakopita (with fresh paper money spinach), and then Peter's special pumpkin streusel. A bottle of Perrier-Jouet Grand Brut on ice.
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Paul, have you heard about this new ingredient called Ferna Blanca that is going into the most cutting-edge Manhattans instead of bitters? I would love to try it, but would probably have to go to Manhattan or New Orleans to get it!!
southendmd:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on January 06, 2009, 02:53:05 pm ---Paul, have you heard about this new ingredient called Ferna Blanca that is going into the most cutting-edge Manhattans instead of bitters? I would love to try it, but would probably have to go to Manhattan or New Orleans to get it!!
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Well, FRiend, I have heard of Fernet Branca, if that's what you mean, and it ain't new, it goes back to the 19th century! It's one of those patent bitters that were so popular, in the same vein as Campari, my favorite. Apparently, it's often mixed with Coke.
I personally don't like bitters in my Manhattan anyway. I prefer a perfect Manhattan, with equal (and small) parts sweet and dry vermouth only.
BTW, if you look closely, a lot of liquor stores stock Fernet Branca. It's often near the Campari. Just ask.
Cheers!
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