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Comment on Push-Pins by rosa casarez

rosa casarez — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:15:51 +0000

i need information for moore push pins 3-100 4-100 5-100 we like to order some for our store pls send information

Comment on Cocktail Bitters by Lydia R.

Lydia R. — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:00:50 +0000

Paulo that sounds tasty! I’ll have to try it with the P&H lime syrup coming soon..

Thank you Denise for sharing!

Comment on Cricket Trailer by Aurora Almendral

Aurora Almendral — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:07:50 +0000

hi Ron, looks like the Cricket Trailer website it down for the time being… if I remember correctly it was around $10,000 with some range since it’s custom-built. Maybe the site will be up and running soon, perhaps contact him by Twitter?

Comment on Cricket Trailer by Ron

Ron — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:16:02 +0000

Where can I see (dealership) in California for this amazing camping trailer? Do you know what the price is or where I can find the price. Thanks Ron

Comment on Cocktail Bitters by Denise Weinstein

Denise Weinstein — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:21:52 +0000

My drink is tonic water, Roses lime juice & a dash of bitters….lots of ice. Great in India and other very warm climates….it’s not as sweet as the ginger ale……Love this blog!!!!

Comment on Cocktail Bitters by Paulo de Sousa

Paulo de Sousa — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:06:59 +0000

It gives me such pleasure to share my old Angostura Bitters obsession.

For almost 12 years now, I am the odd guy that walks into a bar, no matter where, and hands the waiter/bartender an old overused, business card with my own recipe scribbled on the back.

It is proudly my own creation and has been named by me…

So I begin with the name and its meaning.

Welcome to the “PK” – named after the lead character in my favorite book of all time – “The Power of One” by Bryce Courtnay – and has a double entendre to boot. It can mean Piccaninny* Kaya (Little Room/Out House/Toilet) or Piss Koop, from the Afrikaans, meaning pee (Urine) head or in vernacular “Drunk”(from Pissed) Head.

The “P.K.”:
Make a “Malawi Shandy”***
Add One Table spoon (0.5 Ounce) of Roses Lime Juice
Add 1 Shot (2 Ounces) of Vodka
Add 3 More Dashes of Angostura bitters
DO NOT SHAKE or STIR – Let it settle as you sip.

The Actual Cocktail is simple and an alcoholic variation on the virgin sundowner “Malawi Shandy”
***Version 1: (as used in Malawi, central Africa) **
Use a tall glass, half to 3/4 filled wich ice
Add half a glass of [bottled] lemonade to half a glass of [bottled] ginger ale
Add a dash of Angostura bitters and a slice of lemon and sitr.

***Version 2: (as described on a british cocktail website) **
Use a tall glass, half to 3/4 filled wich ice
Add half a glass of soda water to half a glass of ginger ale
Add a dash of Angostura bitters and a slice of lemon and stir.

CHEERS!

*PICCANINNY, or Pickaninny, a word applied originally by the negroes of the West Indies to their babies. It is adapted either from Span, pequeño, small, or Port, pequenino, very small. The word spread with the slave trade to America, and has since been adopted in Australia and in South Africa. – 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Piccaninny
** http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you_make_a_rock_shandy#ixzz1khlBk4b9

Comment on Wax Paper by Carol

Carol — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:16:49 +0000

Every week I bake bread, a loaf of plain and a loaf of cinnamon swirl, but since I don’t use preservatives it only stays fresh for a few days. I’ve found the best way to make it last a full week and still seem fresh is to freeze half a loaf of each and wrap the rest in wax paper. All the wrapping and un-wrapping of the un-frozen loaves causes the paper to tear easily, so wax paper bags would be a great help, but I just can’t find them anywhere.

BTW, in the ’50s mom covered bowls with wax paper; she would slip a rubberband around the bowl to hold it in place. It worked! Today I use the rubberbands for securing just about everything I store in the kitchen. I throw away the twist-ties and hard plastic clips and use them instead. From potato chips (make neat, tight folds and slip it around the entire package) to frozen veg’s. Same method. The flour and sugar with just a bit left, same. And, yes, to hold the wax paper tight around a bowl. :~)