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Skriven 2008-07-16 10:20:00 av DAVE DRUM (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av CAROL SHENKENBERGER
Ärende: Knots vs Miles
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-=> CAROL SHENKENBERGER wrote to MICHAEL LOO <=-

 CS> Actually once you hear the jets, they are so close to shore it's no
 CS> longer classified and is in the newspapers.  These ships are so big,
 CS> you can see them from 20nm away *easy*. with the naked eye.  (Keep in
 CS> mind 1 nautical mile is about 2 landlubber miles).

Really a nautical mile is about 1 1/8 statute miles (actually 1.151 X). So 8
knots is roughly 9 miles (and a little).

I'm glad you're not my navigator on a long trip.   Bv)=

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      Title: Spiked Sweet Tea
 Categories: Beverages, Booze
      Yield: 1 servings
 
      6 c  Sugar
      3 c  Water; plus 2 quarts,
           - divided
  1 1/2 oz Loose black tea leaves
      2 oz Whiskey or bourbon per
           - serving
           Ice cubes
      2    Lemons; zested
    1/2 bn Fresh mint
 
  Combine sugar and 3 cups water in a non-reactive saucepan.
  Slowly heat until sugar melts. Remove from heat and cool.
  
  Infuse the black tea in 1 quart of just boiled water for 2
  minutes. Strain tea into a pitcher and then add 1 quart of
  room temperature water.
  
  Combine the tea and the cooled simple syrup, mixing well.
  Refrigerate until cool.
  
  To serve, fill a 12-ounce glass with ice cubes, a pinch of
  zest, and a sprig of mint. Add 2 ounces whiskey or bourbon
  and fill to the top with the sweetened tea. Stir and serve.
  
  Repeat as needed.
  
  Recipe courtesy Michael Chiarello
   
  Prep Time: 10 minutes
  Cook Time: 10 minutes
  Yield: 1 quart
  
  Episode#: MO0505
  Copyright © 2006 Television Food Network, G.P.
  
  Meal Master Format by Dave Drum - 11 May 2008
  
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