Mint Juleps at post time… May • 2 • 2010
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Makes ice as light as snow...
At Suzanne’s annual Kentucky Derby party, the guests toasted the winners of the 136th “Run for the Roses”–horse Super Saver, jockey Calvin Borel, and trainer Todd Pletcher–with refreshing, minty-bourbon juleps. The cocktail dates back to the late 1790s (!), but hasn’t waned in popularity–and, of course, it’s the Official Cocktail at Churchill Downs on the first Saturday of May… Suzanne’s vintage ice shaver (purchased at Housing Works) helped create the slushee-like treats.
1 ounce simple syrup
mint sprig (5-6 leaves), plus two more for garnish
2 1/2 ounces Kentucky bourbon
Place simple syrup and mint sprig in the bottom of a highball glass; bruise mint lightly to release the oils, then remove the sprig. Add 1 1/2 ounces of the bourbon to glass; pack 3/4 full with crushed ice; stir carefully. Pack the glass full with more crushed ice; top the ice with the remaining 1 ounce of bourbon. Garnish with additional mint sprigs.
Jane Austen… we hardly knew ye? May • 2 • 2010
Posted by Valerie in Books, Jane Austen.Tags: Alec Trebek, Arnie Perlstein, Jane Austen, JASNA, Jeopardy!, NYTimes crossword puzzle
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Arnie with "friend"
NYTimes crossword puzzle solver, real estate lawyer, independent scholar and literary sleuth Arnie Perlstein spoke at the Jane Austen Society of North America’s New York Metropolitan Region’s May 1 meeting… His topic was “shadow stories” in J.A.’s works and his talk was as intriguing and stimulating as it was explosively controversial (hint: Jane “hid” an out-of-wedlock pregnancy in every novel and leaves clues to a real-life baby…) Even if partially true, his theories show our Ms. Austen to be smarter, defter with the pen, and exponentially more fascinating than previously imagined… which is, of course, completely believable.
Arnie's muse
Smells like 116th Street spirit… May • 2 • 2010
Posted by Valerie in Everyday Marvels, NYC life.Tags: 116th Street, Columbia Greenhouse Nursery School, cows, goats
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Urban Cow... boy?
En route to JASNA meeting, got on the #2 train by accident (it was running one the #1 train–who knew?), and had to trek westward on 116th Street, past “the usual”… cows, sheep and horses? The Columbia Greenhouse Nursery School was hosting it’s Spring Fair.
Goats chillin'
Peterson's Predilections 