On Mon 12 Jan 2009 08:16:36p, zxcvbob told us...

> 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
>

They used to be immensely popular, but bartender's are usually clueless
now.

--
Wayne Boatwright
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