How to make a cocktail with tequila: Aha Toro Lemon Drop

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Recipes: Hodgkin

If you have never had the opportunity to taste this delicious concoction called Hodgkin by the British or Rumtopf by the Germans, you don’t know what you are missing. It is delicious but it is also potent and ewill knock you oin your butt in a heartbeat. The British make it with Brandy and call it Hodgkin and the Germans make it with Run and call it Rumtopf. Whichever version you prefer it is good. I became acquainted with it through a foreign exchange student that lived with my brother’s girl friend’s family . When I went to Germany in the Navy I looked up this girl and her family had just opened some Rumtopf and boy was it good. Strain the liquid for a great cocktail and put the fermented fruit over some ice cream. It goes down real easy. Too easy in fact.

The more different fruits that you sue and the longer it works, the better the end product will be. Usually it takes five to six months to age properly. It is a lot of work but the end result is definitely worth it.

RUMTOPF

12 cups sugar

3 cups water

4 1/2 quarts of golden or light rum

3-4 pounds of fresh strawberries

5 pounds large juicy peaches, peeled, pitted and halved

4 1/2 pounds green seedless grapes

3 1/2 pounds of pears halved and cored

1 pounds of raspberries

3 pounds red seedless grapes

1 pound dark sweet cherries

2 pounds of apricots pitted and halved

In an * quart stock pot, combine sugar and water. Heat to boiling over medium heat stirring constantly. Continue to cook until temperature reaches 235 F stirring occasionally to prevent sugar from crystallizing on the sides of the pot. Cool slightly and hen gradually stir in the rum until blended. Set aside

If you have a big rumtopf crock or any kind of a big crock, that works best but a widemouthed 2 1/2 gallon jar will work OK too. Arrange the fruit in layers making sure to pack tightly. Ladle syrup into the jar, covering the fruit completely. Wipe the rim with a damp cloth and seal the jar. This needs to be stored in the refrigerator for at least two months before serving. As time passes the fruit will absorb the rum syrup and float in the solution.

If you have a crock it is best to make it gradually over several months. when the fruit comes into season, make a layer and pour the rum syrup over it. Seal the crock and store it in a root cellar or a cool dark place. As different fruits become available, add another layer and more syrup. By Christmas you have a big crock of fruit preserves that can be used for most anything. Itis very good on ice cream or French toast. You can use it on biscuits, pancakes, waffles, or any place that you would use preserves. Drain and strain the liquid for a fruity cocktail with a nice steak or roast. It tastes like an excellent fruit juice but be careful as it will sneak up on on you if you drink or eat too much.

Since I have rhubarb, raspberries, grapes and plums in my yard I use all of them in the mix. Any fruit will wrk so use what you have and like the best. Make it your own. If you prefer the English version, just substitute brandy for the rum. With all the different flavors of brandy on the market you could make a lot of different tastes.

I didn’t get the recipe from my friend but found this delicious recipe on Recipe Zaar on the Internet

History of the game of darts – Part 1

What is now an extremely popular, competitive game often played in pubs either for fun or tournament style, the game of darts has a rich history from its beginning. Though many advances and changes, including standardized rules, have taken place over the centuries, the overall strategy of the game is virtually the same.

Historians believe that a version of the game of darts can be traced back to Medieval England, where it began as a lesson in archery. Students were instructed to throw shortened arrows at the bottom of wine barrels, sharpening and honing their accuracy. What began as a lesson soon turned to a past time for the soldiers. They began to take their shortened arrows into drinking establishments, not only to show off their talent to others, but also as something to do for fun.

Wine barrels soon became in short supply and therefore dart throwers had to find another target. Using their imagination, a man brought a cross section of a tree. Conveniently, trees are adorned with their own natural “rings,” making it the perfect target because of the segmentation. Now dart throwers had more areas or segments to aim for. This cross section of a tree is closely similar to the dartboard that is still used today.

It is reputed that the root of darts can be traced to the Pilgrims, who enjoyed the game of darts while the Mayflower made its voyage across the ocean.

It wasn’t spread throughout the world until the expansion of the great British Empire. British soldiers would take the game with them, which in turn exposed American’s to the game. The American’s would take what they remembered back to the United States with them, which quickly also grew in popularity. The game was enjoyed by many, but still associated with fun and beer, as opposed to a competition. Prior to that darts were mostly enjoyed by Anglo Americans. Soon many native populations were exposed to the game and its popularity grew so much that seldom was there not a dart in the air somewhere.

Around 1900 the game began being played according to the rules we know today, but it wasn’t until shortly after WWII that the game became standardized, allowing it to be played on equal footing around the world. Also during the early 20th century, brewery companies began to take advantage of the popularity of this sport and began dart leagues and competitions for prize money. Darts took a big leap forward with the creation of the British Darts Organization, which standardized rules and thus, the larger competitions began. In the 1980’s, darts became a televised sport with a lot of money for players to win, also increasing its popularity. Some of the most known dart tournaments are the Budweiser Open, the Holsten Premier League, Las Vegas Desert Classic and the Ladbrokes World Championship.

The equipment for playing darts has changed quite a bit too. The board, starting as the bottom of a wine barrel, and then a cross section of a tree, is now commonly found as an electronic board that keeps score for the players. Some still use and prefer the bristle dartboard. The darts are now made from Tungsten rather than brass and are less bulky than in the past. Tungsten gives the darts weight without the bulkiness, an important aspect to serious dart throwers because it allows achieving a 180 score more likely due to a better fit in the trebles.

Finally, in 2005, Darts were finally recognized as an official sport. No longer is the game of darts solely associated with bars, beer glasses, and cigarettes, but with clean, honest competition, and the recognition it deserves.

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DJ Vudu from Belgrade is a DJ from Belgrade, Serbia. Mixing and playing the House music with mix of balkan & oriental music. Working in the clubs around Serbia, Bosnia, Croatia, Slovenia and rest of the world where the people want’s to hear some amazing music. DJ Vudu from Belgrade played and make it cover version of popular music song, also have a Zemark Agency for event making, and make the party for a company and other agency all around the Serbia. He make promotion party’s for brand’s – Ballantines, Jameson, Beck, Nik, Leffe and many more popular drinks…This song is simply mix of India and House/Dub music..Enjoy…

Bottoms Up – Bartending Lesson, The Mudslide

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Signs that you need a break from gaming – Part 3

I can expand this into non-video gaming as well.

1. Cuddle time with your spouse is limited to the amount of time your character takes to heal.

2. You watch the screen and not your spouse during more intimate moments, which, again, are limited only to when your character is healing.

3. You go to sleep only to work on beating a level in your dreams.

4. You forget you switched games are using the button controls for the previous game you were playing.

5. You tell what day it is by how much mold is on the leftovers.

6. The layer of dust in your home is more than a centimeter.

7. Your wearing the same clothes on Sunday night that you were wearing Friday morning.

8. You speak and write in game language when talking to other people.

9. You buy a back-up generator just for the computer in case the power goes out.

10. If your parents have to make emergency breakthrough requests to the operator more than 3 times per year (this was in the old analog days).

11. If you can beat a civil servant home.

12. If the chair you bought costs more than your couch.

13. If your spouse leaves post-it notes on the computer instead of actually trying to talk to you.

14. If you eat more food in-game than you do in real life.

15. If all of your food is in packages.

16. If you can no longer tell the difference between a guy or a girl in a game.

17. You throw the dice in the cup with water and try to drink the cup with the cardboard pieces in it.

18. You start shouting at the screen.

19. The bag your carrying your games in weighs enough to lower the trunk of your car.

20. You rely on your pet alter dice rolls.

21. You spend more than a week painting your figures.

22. You spent so mucn money on the game(s) that you neglected to pay your other bills.

23. Your CCG collection is larger than your entire sports collection.

24. You consider a nice, quiet holiday to be you alone with your game.

25. You model yourself after Leisure Suit Larry.

26. None of the people you cite as friends live within 100 miles of your home.

27. You consider your in-game skills to be legitimate and list them on your resume.

28. You insist that you don’t need a shower because you swam across a river in the game.

29. You think you can handle extremely cold or hot weather because your character can.

30. You smash your controller in triumph.

Drink recipes: Zombie – Part 3

ZOMBIES AT THE FAIR?! A zombie is probably the last thing you’d like to find at a fair, or anywhere else, for that matter, but it was at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York that this potent cocktail gained it’s fame. First appearing in a Hollywood restaurant, the drink was named by its inventor and also the restaraunt owner, Donn Beach. The drink made it’s debut in 1930 as an unorganized brew that Beach mixed up one day for his hungover businessman friend. After three drinks, the friend went on his way but then called Donn up after three days and claimed the drink had “turned him into a zombie” and it’s effects lasted for days.

The Zombie boasts itself as a cure for the hangover and was a remedy eagerly latched onto by the Hollywood scene of the 1930’s. The smooth, pleasant mixture of fruits and high amounts of alcohol was, according to the original recipe, the equivalent of seven average cocktails. This dynamic package helped spread its legend to make it one of the most well known and favored of rum drinks.

There are a few different versions of the legendary Zombie original around but the following are two that are thought to fit most closely.

1 – Zombie Cocktail

Ingredients (1-3 drinks can be made from the following)

-4 ounces or 8 tablespoons or 1/2 cup water

-3/4 ounce or 1-1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

-1 ounce or 2 tablespoons fresh grapefruit juice

-1/2 ounce or 1 tablespoon sugar syrup

-1 ounce or 2 tablespoons dark rum

-1 ounce or 2 tablespoons golden rum

-1 ounce or 2 tablespoons white rum

-1 ounce or 2 tablespoons 151-proof rum

-1-1/4 ounces or 2-1/2 tablespoons spiced golden rum

-3/4 ounce or 1-1/2 tablespoons Cherry Heering

-1/2 ounce or 1 tablespoon Falernum syrup

-2 dashes or scant 1/2 teaspoon Pernod or other anisette-flavored pastis

-3 dashes or scant 3/4 teaspoon Grenadine

Shake with 4 ice cubes, then pour into 1, 2, or 3 highball glasses that have been filled with crushed ice.

- From Wikipedia

2 Dr. Cocktail

-1 oz pineapple juice

-1 oz lime juice

-1 oz lemon juice

-1 oz passion fruit syrup

-1 tsp brown sugar

-1 oz 151 proof Demerara rum

-1 oz gold Puerto Rican rum

-1 oz light Puerto Rican rum

-1 dash Angostura bitters

From: Vintage Spirits & Forgotten Cocktails, Ted Haigh

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