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[Pork Pie]

Wasting gin on food? The mind truly boggles...

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Wasting gin on food? The mind truly boggles...

i was wondering what you were going to say

 

[Pork Pie]

i was wondering what you were going to say

It took me a couple of minutes to scrape myself up from the floor, such was the shock of reading that!

 

[Akrnaf2]

It took me a couple of minutes to scrape myself up from the floor, such was the shock of reading that!

If you upgrade with it the food it isn't wasting,
Unless you try to cook a dish from the English cuisine, then it is really a waste of everything!

 

[Pork Pie]

If you upgrade with it the food it isn't wasting,
Unless you try to cook a dish from the English cuisine, then it is really a waste of everything!

Ouch - good job I'm not English - hang on, I am!

 

[Akrnaf2]

Ouch - good job I'm not English - hang on, I am!

I knew that!
Boild mutton with mint souc isn't my favorite dish!

 

[perchie.girl]

Me too
But I prefer Arak not gin.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arak_(drink)

Oooh interesting.... Much like Ouzo.

Ouzo and I have had one evening together....

 

[perchie.girl]

I have an odd question - does anyone have a recommendation for the best brand of gin for cooking purposes?

(I DO have juniper berries, but have a few recipes I want to try that call for gin itself...)

If you have a BevMo avalible they have huge racks of sample sizes. How much do you need?

One of those samples is about 1-2 ounces. I f you need more than that I would go for the smaller flask size

Gin is very tasty in Lemonaid, Gingerale, and of course Tonic.

If you can drink wine you limit your mixed drink to one ounce you will be pleasantly surprised.

deb

 

[Akrnaf2]

Oooh interesting.... Much like Ouzo.

Ouzo and I have had one evening together....

It is the same family!
An evening you can't forget!

 

[perchie.girl]

It is the same family!
An evening you can't forget!

Yep... I was drawing up plans for a rennovation on a Restaurant. California had just passed no smoking laws and they wanted a patio for the smokers to go out for coctails.

Funny thing. it was a Mexican Restaurant yet it was Owned by a Greek Family. NICE nice people. Poppa kind of took me under his wing.... and when he found out I never had ever tasted Ouzo.... Not only did he buy but he treated me to his own personal stash...

Crystal clear till a certain amount of ice water hit it... and only very lightly sweet... I remember them pouring me into a cab...

Absynth is the same way clear green till ice water hits it... and its yummy too.
That was a different experience. More controlled. Yes anise but herbal hits as well

deb