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Default Sandra Lee's PBJ Martini

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Mon 12 Jan 2009 06:02:57p, Paul M. Cook told us...
>
>> "Gloria P" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> OMG. I just wandered through afternoon TV channels and came across the
>>> end of S.L's show. She was making PB&J "Martinis". Umm, yeah. Ugh.
>>>
>>> Raspberry vodka
>>> Hazelnut "li-KOOR"
>>> red grape juice
>>> and a canned peach slice in each glass.
>>>
>>> For kitchen decor and "tablescape" it was a pink-and-green day.
>>>
>>> How can people watch this stuff

>>
>> Sandra Lee has become to cooks what Wal Mart became to shoppers. I
>> simply cannot watch her show or her positively hideous recipes.
>>
>> That said I am a purist when it come to the martini. A martini is made
>> with gin and dry vermouth. Sometimes vodka replaces the gin which is
>> acceptable. That's it. Anything else is NOT a martini. A martini has
>> NO mixers, and even if it is just garnished with something other than
>> an olive it is not called a martini. I don't even care if it tastes
>> good. It is not a martini.
>>
>> If you want a perfect martini here is how to do it
>>
>> fill a tumbler to the top with whole ice, NOT crushed (the ice must be
>> from filtered water)
>> pour in 1 ounce of dry white vermouth being sure to slosh it over the
>> ice pour out the vermouth
>> pour in 4 ounces of your best dry gin which has been pre-chilled
>> stir with a non-metallic spoon, do not shake - James Bond was wrong
>> immediately pour into 2 large martini glasses
>> add 2 green olives - pimento optional
>>
>> That is a perfect dry martini.
>>
>> Paul

>
> Paul, I know what you mean, although I prefer a 5:1 ratio. However the
> recipe for a true "Perfect Martini" by that name contains equal amounts of
> both dry and sweet vermouth. This was a classic at one time.
>
> Perfect Martini
>
> 2 oz gin
> 1/2 oz dry vermouth
> 1/2 oz sweet vermouth
> green olives or lemon twist for garnish
>
> Pour the ingredients into a mixing glass with ice cubes.
> Stir well.
> Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
> Garnish with the olive or lemon twist.
>
>



That's the only martini that I've tried that I actually like (but I mix
it 4:1:1 or 5:1:1 instead of 2:1/2:1/2). Use good gin, but not great
gin. (Booth's or Seagram's is about right)

Bob