Monday, May 26, 2008

Mojito



Ingredients
Makes 2 cocktails
6 tablespoons fresh lime juice, or about 3 limes
2 tablespoons superfine sugar
4 sprigs fresh mint
Seltzer
3 ounces white rum
Directions
In a small pitcher, combine lime juice, superfine sugar, and 2 sprigs mint; stir until sugar has dissolved. Add rum, and stir to combine. Fill 2 tall cocktail glasses with crushed ice. Strain cocktail into the two glasses; top off with seltzer. Garnish each cocktail with another mint sprig and lime wedge.

Saturday, May 24, 2008

Rhubarb Wine





Ingredients:
6 (Imperial) lbs Rhubarb
2.5 (Imp) lbs sugar
1 (Imp) gallon water
1 oz. precipitated chalk
2 tsp citric acid
1 Campden tablet
Yeast (and nutrient)
Procedure:
It recommends garden rhubarb from late May, cleaned and chopped. Add 2/3 of the water and 1 Campden tablet. Leave for 3 days, stirring it twice a day. Then strain the fruit and press it dry. Add the chalk to the resulting juice; when the fizzing subsides, add the remaining ingredients and ferment.

Friday, May 2, 2008

Give back


Think Beyond Yourself.

Consider a few people, organizations, or events that could use your help, regardless of your skill set. Let the needs and the people you encounter dictate the best way to give, whether it's a friend who could use some emotional support or a colleague who needs a lift. You might even discover gifts you didn't realize you had.