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Post by whollygoats on Nov 23, 2017 21:54:13 GMT
We're getting ready to do a Thanksgiving Day mini-feast here at Ravenswood.
We'll be having roast turkey breast with stuffing (regular & gluten-free), smashed potatoes and turkey gravy, cranberry sauce (puree & whole berry), candied yams with crushed pecans, and hot baked apple with vanilla ice cream.
And, of course, at this time of year, Swimmer is regularly stocking the fridge with eggnog. She puts it in her coffee each morning, throughout the season. I just had a glass of the 'Lite' and found it to be okay, if a bit sweet. Last week, I tried the regular stuff and practically gagged because it was waaaaay too sweet.
I have yet to partake of eggnog in its truly seasonally evil form...with rum and/or bourbon added. Spiked eggnog.
Any other nog heads out there?
ETA: GASP! I haz no bourbon in the house! Two bottles of rye...WTF? I don't drink rye...I rarely drink bourbon. Ah, but I also found the dregs of a bottle of Hennessey VSOP cognac. That will go in to my next eggnog.
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Post by tangent on Nov 23, 2017 22:04:20 GMT
Ah, but I also found the dregs of a bottle of Hennessey VSOP cognac. That will go in to my next eggnog. Wh-a-a-t? You're ruining Hennessey with eggnog!? That's barbaric!
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Post by Moose on Nov 23, 2017 22:42:08 GMT
What is the difference between a smashed and a mashed potato?
Also, what is the difference between rye and bourbon?
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Post by Kye on Nov 23, 2017 22:55:02 GMT
I used to make my own eggnog using a recipe like this one. I don't anymore because it's waaaay too rich.
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Post by whollygoats on Nov 23, 2017 23:31:17 GMT
Ah, but I also found the dregs of a bottle of Hennessey VSOP cognac. That will go in to my next eggnog. Wh-a-a-t? You're ruining Hennessey with eggnog!? That's barbaric! Exactly! Arrrrrgh!
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Post by whollygoats on Nov 23, 2017 23:37:50 GMT
What is the difference between a smashed and a mashed potato? ] There is none. But, it didn't happen. No potatoes appeared at my Thanksgiving feast. We had plenty of stuffing and candied yams, but no taters. Bourbon is corn liquor. It is made from what Urpers might call maize. Rye, on the other hand, is made with rye wheat, as its name suggests. What is often called 'Canadian whiskey' here in the US is usually rye. It has a distinctive difference in flavor from 'corn squeezins', as bourbon is called. Also, in the US bourbon has a trademark claim on use of the term 'bourbon' and that is that it must be of certain proof and from the state of Kentucky. This is why Jack Daniels jumps through all the hoops about declaiming their 'Tennessee Sour Mash' whiskey....which is basically a damned good variety of bourbon that comes from outside of Kentucky and cannot therefore claim to be 'bourbon'. It is 'corn squeezins', too.
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Post by JoeP on Nov 24, 2017 8:31:49 GMT
ETA: GASP! I haz no bourbon in the house! Two bottles of rye...WTF? I don't drink rye...I rarely drink bourbon. Ah, but I also found the dregs of a bottle of Hennessey VSOP cognac. That will go in to my next eggnog. That's probably why you still have two bottles of it ...
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Post by raspberrybullets on Nov 24, 2017 11:51:08 GMT
I only know rye as something to bake bread with.
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Post by Kye on Nov 24, 2017 11:59:06 GMT
A standard drink where I come from is Rye and Ginger. That's rye whiskey and ginger ale. Can't get more Southern Ontario than that!
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Post by raspberrybullets on Nov 24, 2017 12:33:51 GMT
Rum and ginger ale is popular here. You can buy cans of bundy rum with ginger ale.
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