Firewater Friday - No bread. Then bring me some toast!

The other day I was watching an episode of The Big BangTheory.   Sheldon, the know-it-all  theoretical physicist, was explaining what a toast was . . . despite how totally obnoxious he is it was interesting so I’llshare.  Hopefully, minus his ever present I'm-smarter-than you, holier-than-thou attitude.  




Toasting hails from ancient Greece . . . it was a time when they drank a lot of wine . . . not necessarily good wine.    It was dark and thick and had to be diluted with water . . . and it was often acrid and sour tasting.

To make the fermented grape juice more palatable, spices were added to improve the flavor and it was topped off with a slice of heat treated bread  . . . tostare  or toast to you non-Latinificiandos . . . to absorb some the acidity and mellow out the wine.

Before they drank they would symbolically make an offering of wine to their gods.   With cup in hand, they would raise up their arms to the heavens and say a prayer . . . a toast.  Afterwards they would drink their libation . . .  


A side note . . . a libation is an alcoholic drink which is offered as a religious ritual.


Cheers!

Rihannsu Starita

3/4 Cup Tequila

1/2 Cup Blue CuracaoLiqueur

1 Teaspoon Lime Juice

4 Ounces Orange Juice

Ice

Mix the tequila, blue curacao liqueur, orange juice and limejuice in a 2-cup measuring cup, and pour over ice in a salt rimmed margarita glass. 

No bread. Then bring me some toast!
Punch

Firewater Friday - Yodel-Le-He-Hoo!

Yodeling . . . I get visions dancing in my head of Heidi in pig tails frolicking through the Swiss Alps with her grand-pappy and a plethora of goats.

In fact, yodeling comes in many forms 
. . .


Used by shepherds as calls to round up their livestock, in African tribal songs, by Tarzan as he swung from vine to vine, and a tasty cream filled snack cake.

I was recently introduced to a new and entertaining form of yodeling . . . cat yodeling.  Also known as . . . playing the Angry Bagpipes.

Depending on your instrument . . . engaging in cat yodeling is not for the faint of heart . . . painful in many instances.  For me . . . by invoking this soulful sound I am taking my life into my own hands.  My cat . . . clearly not amused.  Protective gear . . . totally recommended.

Screwrita

A margarita with orange juice . . . yums!

1/2 Cup Ice

1/2 Cup Orange Juice

1 Fluid Ounce Tequila

1/2 Fluid Ounce Triple Sec

1 Teaspoon Sugar

1 Dash Fresh Lime Juice

Fill a glass with ice. Pour the orange juice, tequila,triple sec, sugar, and lime juice over the ice; stir.