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Skriven 2012-09-30 23:28:00 av JIM WELLER (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av MICHAEL LOO
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-=> Quoting Michael Loo to Jim Weller <=-

 ML> Make your own krupnik. More booze for the buck.

Mixing the honey and vodka is easy. I thought getting the spicing
right might involve a lot of trial and error but once again Google
came to the rescue (see below).

Now I want to make a bottle for Christmas.

 -> I shall drink like Hemingway and Churchill (but not as
 -> heavily.)

 ML> It's wonderful how those towering figures in western
 ML> culture accomplished what they did while drunk most of
 ML> their adult lives.

They were "high functioning alcoholics". So was FDR and Stalin for
that matter. Of the four WWII players, only Hitler was a tea-
totaller (and a vegetarian, so let that be a lesson for all.)

 ML> Often simple is good. I predict that the site you've been
 ML> visiting is going to do a takeoff on gourmet behaviors
 ML> someday soon.

Sadly, it has been dormant since post #134 way back in 2010.

 JW> If you want to go for extra points - white people really love FAIR
 JW> TRADE coffee, because paying the extra $2 means they are making a
 JW> difference."

 ML> Does fair trade chocolate count?

Yep!
    
From: http://easteuropeanfood.about.com
 
--MM

Honey-Spiced Vodka - Polish Krupnik

2 tablespoons cold water
2 cups sugar
4 cups boiling water
1/4 vanilla bean, split
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
2 whole cloves
1 small cinnamon stick, cracked in half
10 black peppercorns
20 allspice berries
1 1/3 cups honey
Zest from 1 orange
2 cups vodka

Served hot or cold. Krupnik is the only alcoholic beverage served at
Wigilia, the Christmas Eve dinner.

In a large saucepan, combine cold water and sugar and heat until it
dissolves. Add boiling water, vanilla bean, nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon
stick, peppercorns and allspice. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat
and simmer 5 minutes.

Strain the simple syrup you've just created through cheesecloth or a
coffee filter and return to the saucepan. Add the honey and zest,
and heat, stirring, until the honey has completely dissolved. Bring
to a boil and immediately remove from heat.

Gradually stir in vodka. Serve hot. If serving, cold, let honeyed
vodka come to room temperature, transfer to a lidded jar and
refrigerate, covered, until ready to serve.

Makes about 1 quart Krupnik

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Cheers

YK Jim


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