This is a journal of my vegetable gardens. Skippy was my first dog and he thought the garden was his, even though I did all the work. Now Suzie and Charley follow in his footsteps. We're located near Boston (USDA zone 6A). I have a community plot, a backyard vegetable garden, fruit trees, berry bushes, chickens, and bees. I use sustainable organic methods and do my best to grow all of my family's vegetables myself.
Monday, July 11, 2011
cheers to the first cuke of the season!!!
A pretty little North Carolina Pickling cucumber is my first this year. As usual.... And what to do to celebrate the first cucumber? A martini of course.
(my nails look like I've been digging potatoes! yes.)
OK, so a friend of mine (who is a prof at MIT and a studied mixologist - I believe him) says martinis and other clear drinks should be stirred NOT shaken as Bond preferred. He stirs 30 times (very patient). Says this keeps it clear, I think maybe he had other reasons too, but I focus more on what to put in it.
I sometimes stir, sometimes shake. The shaking has a nice sound. Stirring is easier.
This one was stirred. About 10 times. With the cuke on the green mermaid pick.
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Shaken or stirred?
OK, so a friend of mine (who is a prof at MIT and a studied mixologist - I believe him) says martinis and other clear drinks should be stirred NOT shaken as Bond preferred. He stirs 30 times (very patient). Says this keeps it clear, I think maybe he had other reasons too, but I focus more on what to put in it.
I sometimes stir, sometimes shake. The shaking has a nice sound. Stirring is easier.
This one was stirred. About 10 times. With the cuke on the green mermaid pick.
Cheers!
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