I bought a bottle of expensivish gin yesterday, instead of the
moderately cheap stuff I usually get. It cost twice as much than my
Seagram's, and is about 20% stronger. I just wanted to see what the
difference was.

Is there anything I need to try with it that I normally wouldn't drink
with cheaper gin? I usually have gin & tonic in the summer, or
sometimes gin & Fresca. I had a shot last night, chilled and it did
taste better like that than Seagram's, but that could have just been the
higher alcohol content which numbs ones taste buds.

A real Martini, maybe? (Can I still call it a Martini if I use the
wrong shaped glass?)

Bob

zxcvbob wrote:
> I bought a bottle of expensivish gin yesterday, instead of the
> moderately cheap stuff I usually get. It cost twice as much than my
> Seagram's, and is about 20% stronger. I just wanted to see what the
> difference was.
<clip>
> A real Martini, maybe? (Can I still call it a Martini if I use the
> wrong shaped glass?)
>
> Bob

I'm still working on that huge, honking bottle of New Amsterdam gin that
son picked out for me (methinks he was lusting after the very cool
bottle for a future lamp??) and I'm just not sure I notice enough
difference myself? I'm just not a high brow drinker, I guess? LOL

I'm more approving of a real martini in the wrong glass than I ever
could be about the wrong ingredients being called a martini just because
it comes in a "martini" glass.

In article >,
Goomba38 > wrote:

> I'm more approving of a real martini in the wrong glass than I ever
> could be about the wrong ingredients being called a martini just because
> it comes in a "martini" glass.

I salute you!
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com - story and
pics of Ronald McDonald House dinner posted 6-24-2007

Melba's Jammin' > wrote:

> Goomba38 > wrote:

>> I'm more approving of a real martini in the wrong glass than I ever
>> could be about the wrong ingredients being called a martini just because
>> it comes in a "martini" glass.

>I salute you!

True enough, but I seem to be very picky about drinks being in the
proper glass. I have some Stuart (cut) crystal tumblers that are ideal
for Scotch and anything else just looks wrong in them. Other tumblers
which are etched with a few fine lines but otherwise plain (no idea
where they're from, but they're 50-ish years old) seem to be
perfect for vodka/rocks or a short highball (if that's not an
oxymoron).

It's always correct to drink a basic red wine out of a tumbler, but
for that I have the thick Mexican ones made from melted-down coke
bottles, with the blue-ish rims. And red wine in any sort of
cut crystal is straight out unpleasant for me.

Unless it's port, of course.

Steve

Steve Pope wrote:

> It's always correct to drink a basic red wine out of a tumbler, but
> for that I have the thick Mexican ones made from melted-down coke
> bottles, with the blue-ish rims. And red wine in any sort of
> cut crystal is straight out unpleasant for me.

Ha. Almost every Italian family I know (or knew) drinks family red outta
small juice glasses, lol. Something that probably once came in a box of
laundry soap or dish soap box fifty years ago. The Murano glass is in
the dining room, sure...but the everyday stuff came outta a soap box. Or
perhaps a frozen shrimp cocktail from the grocery store many years ago. LOL

On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 22:30:21 -0400, Goomba38 >
magnanimously proffered:

>Steve Pope wrote:
>
>> It's always correct to drink a basic red wine out of a tumbler, but
>> for that I have the thick Mexican ones made from melted-down coke
>> bottles, with the blue-ish rims. And red wine in any sort of
>> cut crystal is straight out unpleasant for me.
>
>Ha. Almost every Italian family I know (or knew) drinks family red outta
>small juice glasses, lol. Something that probably once came in a box of
>laundry soap or dish soap box fifty years ago. The Murano glass is in
>the dining room, sure...but the everyday stuff came outta a soap box. Or
>perhaps a frozen shrimp cocktail from the grocery store many years ago. LOL

Got tired of people spilling wine - especially red - and having to
hand wash tall, fragile & expensive wine glasses instead of being able
to use the dishwasher. So unless it's a really REALLY special occasion
that includes our adult children (who love drinking out of the
surviving family crystal), we serve wine in nice, big glasses with
heavy, weighted bottoms (like good whisky tumblers). Doesn't mean we
still don't have the occasional spill, but at least they're now few
and far between.


--

una cerveza mas por favor ...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~
Wax-up and drop-in of Surfing's Golden Years: <http://www.surfwriter.net>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~

On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 22:30:21 -0400, Goomba38 >
wrote:

>Steve Pope wrote:
>
>> It's always correct to drink a basic red wine out of a tumbler, but
>> for that I have the thick Mexican ones made from melted-down coke
>> bottles, with the blue-ish rims. And red wine in any sort of
>> cut crystal is straight out unpleasant for me.
>
>Ha. Almost every Italian family I know (or knew) drinks family red outta
>small juice glasses, lol. Something that probably once came in a box of
>laundry soap or dish soap box fifty years ago. The Murano glass is in
>the dining room, sure...but the everyday stuff came outta a soap box. Or
>perhaps a frozen shrimp cocktail from the grocery store many years ago. LOL

Not a jelly glass?


--

History is a vast early warning system
Norman Cousins

Steve Pope wrote:
>
> True enough, but I seem to be very picky about drinks being in the
> proper glass. I have some Stuart (cut) crystal tumblers that are ideal
> for Scotch and anything else just looks wrong in them. Other tumblers
> which are etched with a few fine lines but otherwise plain (no idea
> where they're from, but they're 50-ish years old) seem to be
> perfect for vodka/rocks or a short highball (if that's not an
> oxymoron).

I use recycled Cara Mia artichoke hearts jars for that.

> It's always correct to drink a basic red wine out of a tumbler, but
> for that I have the thick Mexican ones made from melted-down coke
> bottles, with the blue-ish rims. And red wine in any sort of
> cut crystal is straight out unpleasant for me.

The jars for either Armour Star Sliced Dried Beef
or Kraft Pasteurized Process Cheese Spread.

> Unless it's port, of course.

The jars for Cara Mia non-pariel capers
in vinegar.

Mark Thorson > wrote:

>Steve Pope wrote:

>> True enough, but I seem to be very picky about drinks being in the
>> proper glass. I have some Stuart (cut) crystal tumblers that are ideal
>> for Scotch and anything else just looks wrong in them. Other tumblers
>> which are etched with a few fine lines but otherwise plain (no idea
>> where they're from, but they're 50-ish years old) seem to be
>> perfect for vodka/rocks or a short highball (if that's not an
>> oxymoron).

>I use recycled Cara Mia artichoke hearts jars for that.

>> It's always correct to drink a basic red wine out of a tumbler, but
>> for that I have the thick Mexican ones made from melted-down coke
>> bottles, with the blue-ish rims. And red wine in any sort of
>> cut crystal is straight out unpleasant for me.

>The jars for either Armour Star Sliced Dried Beef
>or Kraft Pasteurized Process Cheese Spread.

>> Unless it's port, of course.

>The jars for Cara Mia non-pariel capers
>in vinegar.

Splendid.

Steve

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >,
> Goomba38 > wrote:
>
>> I'm more approving of a real martini in the wrong glass than I ever
>> could be about the wrong ingredients being called a martini just because
>> it comes in a "martini" glass.
>
> I salute you!


I frosted an Old Fashioned glass -- a least I think that's what kind of
glass it is, a short glass tumbler with a thick heavy bottom. I put a
few tiny ice cubes in it, added 1/2 ounce of Stock white vermouth and 4
1/2 ounces of the 94 proof fancy-pants gin. Stirred it up real good
with my finger, scooped out the ice, and added 2 olives.

I've decided I don't like Martinis. I guess I'm not old enough yet.
Time for a beer.

Bob

zxcvbob wrote:

> I frosted an Old Fashioned glass -- a least I think that's what kind of
> glass it is, a short glass tumbler with a thick heavy bottom.

I always knew those as "lowball" glasses, but I've heard them referred
to as Old Fashioned glasses too.

In article >,
zxcvbob > wrote:

> I've decided I don't like Martinis. I guess I'm not old enough yet.
> Time for a beer.
> Bob

Once you get past the first swallow, gin's great! We picked up a couple
packs of Asahi and some Dos Equis. Diversity, doncha know.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com - story and
pics of Ronald McDonald House dinner posted 6-24-2007

On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 23:18:02 -0500, zxcvbob >
wrote:

>Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>> In article >,
>> Goomba38 > wrote:
>>
>>> I'm more approving of a real martini in the wrong glass than I ever
>>> could be about the wrong ingredients being called a martini just because
>>> it comes in a "martini" glass.
>>
>> I salute you!
>
>
>I frosted an Old Fashioned glass -- a least I think that's what kind of
>glass it is, a short glass tumbler with a thick heavy bottom. I put a
>few tiny ice cubes in it, added 1/2 ounce of Stock white vermouth and 4
>1/2 ounces of the 94 proof fancy-pants gin. Stirred it up real good
>with my finger, scooped out the ice, and added 2 olives.
>
>I've decided I don't like Martinis. I guess I'm not old enough yet.
>Time for a beer.
>
>Bob

i like booze, but a martini is a little too much for me. i don't like
straight whiskey, either. i must be a pussy.

your pal,
blake

On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 23:18:02 -0500, zxcvbob >
wrote:

>Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>> In article >,
>> Goomba38 > wrote:
>>
>>> I'm more approving of a real martini in the wrong glass than I ever
>>> could be about the wrong ingredients being called a martini just because
>>> it comes in a "martini" glass.
>>
>> I salute you!
>
>
>I frosted an Old Fashioned glass -- a least I think that's what kind of
>glass it is, a short glass tumbler with a thick heavy bottom. I put a
>few tiny ice cubes in it, added 1/2 ounce of Stock white vermouth and 4
>1/2 ounces of the 94 proof fancy-pants gin. Stirred it up real good
>with my finger, scooped out the ice, and added 2 olives.
>
>I've decided I don't like Martinis. I guess I'm not old enough yet.
>Time for a beer.
>
Sounds like you overdid the vermouth. Gotta strike a balance, bro.

--

History is a vast early warning system
Norman Cousins

sf wrote:
> On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 23:18:02 -0500, zxcvbob >
> wrote:
>
>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>> In article >,
>>> Goomba38 > wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm more approving of a real martini in the wrong glass than I ever
>>>> could be about the wrong ingredients being called a martini just because
>>>> it comes in a "martini" glass.
>>> I salute you!
>>
>> I frosted an Old Fashioned glass -- a least I think that's what kind of
>> glass it is, a short glass tumbler with a thick heavy bottom. I put a
>> few tiny ice cubes in it, added 1/2 ounce of Stock white vermouth and 4
>> 1/2 ounces of the 94 proof fancy-pants gin. Stirred it up real good
>> with my finger, scooped out the ice, and added 2 olives.
>>
>> I've decided I don't like Martinis. I guess I'm not old enough yet.
>> Time for a beer.
>>
> Sounds like you overdid the vermouth. Gotta strike a balance, bro.
>


If anything, I underdid the vermouth. I used a 1:9 ratio. Classic
recipes have more vermouth than that, although it is fashionable to see
just how little vermouth you can use (to the point of being silly.)

Bob

On Jul 6, 7:47 pm, zxcvbob > wrote:
> I bought a bottle of expensivish gin yesterday, instead of the
> moderately cheap stuff I usually get. It cost twice as much than my
> Seagram's, and is about 20% stronger. I just wanted to see what the
> difference was.
>
> Is there anything I need to try with it that I normally wouldn't drink
> with cheaper gin? I usually have gin & tonic in the summer, or
> sometimes gin & Fresca. I had a shot last night, chilled and it did
> taste better like that than Seagram's, but that could have just been the
> higher alcohol content which numbs ones taste buds.
>
> A real Martini, maybe? (Can I still call it a Martini if I use the
> wrong shaped glass?)
>
> Bob

Get a decent bottle of white vermouth and go for the martinis.
Otherwise try looking up a pink gin. I had one once and it was
'interesting". Gin & Fresca is definately out. Too sweet. Stick with
the tonic .
John Kane, Kingston ON Canada

In my opinion, Sapphire is pretty inferior for gin and tonics, but
is okay for a martini occasionally (although nowhere near the best).
Beefeaters makes a somewhat better traditional martini, a vastly better
G&T, and costs considerably less. A step up from Beefeaters is Boodles.

Then there is the category of "martini gins" designed to be used
without vermouth. A very good straight-ahead example is Junipero.
Some others are Hendricks, 209, Tanqueray 10, and the newly-introduced
Tanqueray Rangpur. All of these have too many botanical flavors
to be a really good choice for a G&T, but may have what you want
in a martini.

Steve

I would also suggest Gordons as a great G&T gin

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On Sat, 7 Jul 2007 01:43:07 +0000 (UTC), (Steve
Pope) wrote:

>In my opinion, Sapphire is pretty inferior for gin and tonics, but
>is okay for a martini occasionally (although nowhere near the best).
>Beefeaters makes a somewhat better traditional martini, a vastly better
>G&T, and costs considerably less. A step up from Beefeaters is Boodles.
>
>Then there is the category of "martini gins" designed to be used
>without vermouth. A very good straight-ahead example is Junipero.
>Some others are Hendricks, 209, Tanqueray 10, and the newly-introduced
>Tanqueray Rangpur. All of these have too many botanical flavors
>to be a really good choice for a G&T, but may have what you want
>in a martini.
>
Sapphire makes a great dry martini and Beefeaters is my top choice for
G & T. Tanqueray is good for G & T too, but not as good as
Beefeaters... I've never heard of Tanqueray 10 or Rangpur. They are
probably like the gin Chris D talks about.... Plymouth? You have to
search for where it's sold and bars don't serve it (I've asked).

--

History is a vast early warning system
Norman Cousins

On 2007-07-07, sf <sf> wrote:

> probably like the gin Chris D talks about.... Plymouth? You have to
> search for where it's sold and bars don't serve it (I've asked).

BevMo carries it.

Plymouth is one of the premium gins. Like high-end vodkas and tequilas,
it's on the side of the trend towards ultra-refined to the point of useless.
So smooth it has little bite or flavor. Put it in the freezer you could
feed it to dogs and babies. In short, why bother.

nb

On Sat, 07 Jul 2007 01:09:52 -0500, notbob > wrote:

>On 2007-07-07, sf <sf> wrote:
>
>> probably like the gin Chris D talks about.... Plymouth? You have to
>> search for where it's sold and bars don't serve it (I've asked).
>
>BevMo carries it.
>
>Plymouth is one of the premium gins. Like high-end vodkas and tequilas,
>it's on the side of the trend towards ultra-refined to the point of useless.
>So smooth it has little bite or flavor. Put it in the freezer you could
>feed it to dogs and babies. In short, why bother.
>
>nb

Have you tried it?

Have you moved yet? I am back in NM now....getting ready for the NM
cook-in....

Christine

<sf> wrote in message ...

>>
> Sapphire makes a great dry martini and Beefeaters is my top choice for
> G & T. Tanqueray is good for G & T too, but not as good as
> Beefeaters... I've never heard of Tanqueray 10 or Rangpur. They are
> probably like the gin Chris D talks about.... Plymouth? You have to
> search for where it's sold and bars don't serve it (I've asked).

Tangueray 10 is a premium, about $30 a bottle here. I've not seen the
Rangpur either. My favorite gin is Hendrick's, pricey, but I'm worth it.
http://www.hendricksgin.com/

On Sat, 07 Jul 2007 14:29:19 GMT, "Edwin Pawlowski" >
wrote:

>
><sf> wrote in message ...
>
>>>
>> Sapphire makes a great dry martini and Beefeaters is my top choice for
>> G & T. Tanqueray is good for G & T too, but not as good as
>> Beefeaters... I've never heard of Tanqueray 10 or Rangpur. They are
>> probably like the gin Chris D talks about.... Plymouth? You have to
>> search for where it's sold and bars don't serve it (I've asked).
>
>Tangueray 10 is a premium, about $30 a bottle here. I've not seen the
>Rangpur either. My favorite gin is Hendrick's, pricey, but I'm worth it.
>http://www.hendricksgin.com/
>
Scottish gin, eh?
--

History is a vast early warning system
Norman Cousins

On 2007-07-07, Steve Pope > wrote:
> In my opinion, Sapphire is pretty inferior for gin and tonics, but
> is okay for a martini occasionally (although nowhere near the best).
> Beefeaters makes a somewhat better traditional martini, a vastly better
> G&T, and costs considerably less. A step up from Beefeaters is Boodles.

A man who know his gin!

I'm a major Boodles fan. IMO, the best for martinis. But, I like my 'tinis
with Vermouth, so Boodles has the juniper profile to hold up against the
Vermouth. Only Martini and Rossi will do.

As for G&Ts, it's strictly Tanq and Schwepps. Sure others will do, but can
be only second rate. I've yet to try Rangpur.

nb



>
> Then there is the category of "martini gins" designed to be used
> without vermouth. A very good straight-ahead example is Junipero.
> Some others are Hendricks, 209, Tanqueray 10, and the newly-introduced
> Tanqueray Rangpur. All of these have too many botanical flavors
> to be a really good choice for a G&T, but may have what you want
> in a martini.
>
> Steve

I'm not a frequent martini drinker, but in recent years I've been
experimenting with making them at home. Sometimes, when I am returning
from a trip to Canada with unspent Loonies, I'll buy a bottle of gin at
the duty free shop on the border.

I've been mixing Bombay (regular) or Sapphire (high test), with Noilly
Prat dry vermouth. Good enough to quaff, but this combination is a bit
too "medicinal". Not as good as the best martinis I've had from bars
and restaurants, which are more subtle and herbal. And yes, I've tried
dialing down the vermouth to very low fractions.

When I use up my current supply, I might try Tanqueray, and going back
to Martini & Rossi (which was my original preferred brand).

--
Julian Vrieslander

On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 18:47:25 -0500, zxcvbob >
wrote:

>I bought a bottle of expensivish gin yesterday, instead of the
>moderately cheap stuff I usually get. It cost twice as much than my
>Seagram's, and is about 20% stronger. I just wanted to see what the
>difference was.
>
>Is there anything I need to try with it that I normally wouldn't drink
>with cheaper gin? I usually have gin & tonic in the summer, or
>sometimes gin & Fresca. I had a shot last night, chilled and it did
>taste better like that than Seagram's, but that could have just been the
>higher alcohol content which numbs ones taste buds.
>
>A real Martini, maybe? (Can I still call it a Martini if I use the
>wrong shaped glass?)

NOOO! You cannot call it a martini if it is not in the correct glass!
Das ist verboten!!! You will be hauled off to the hoosegow and beaten
with cocktail sticks.

TammyM, channelling Bubba Vic

In article >,
says...
> I bought a bottle of expensivish gin yesterday, instead of the
> moderately cheap stuff I usually get. It cost twice as much than my
> Seagram's, and is about 20% stronger. I just wanted to see what the
> difference was.
>
> Is there anything I need to try with it that I normally wouldn't drink
> with cheaper gin? I usually have gin & tonic in the summer, or
> sometimes gin & Fresca. I had a shot last night, chilled and it did
> taste better like that than Seagram's, but that could have just been the
> higher alcohol content which numbs ones taste buds.
>
> A real Martini, maybe? (Can I still call it a Martini if I use the
> wrong shaped glass?)
>
> Bob
>

I think that Sapphire is a bit precious for gin, which started out as a
cheap and rather rough drink for the masses. It's tasty, to be sure, but
it's not real gin IMO, being too delicate and "sissified." But try it
with water, equal parts, on ice with a big squeeze of lime.

--
Peter Aitken

zxcvbob wrote:

> Is there anything I need to try with it that I normally wouldn't drink
> with cheaper gin?
>
> Bob

Ninja Turtle
Ingredients:

1 Shot Gin
0.5 Shot Blue Curaçao
Top up Orange Juice


Method:
Build ingredients in tall glass half filled with cubed ice – blue
curacao, then gin and top up with orange juice. Muddle ingredients
together and garnish with a slice of star fruit if desired.
-------------------------------------------------------------------

Hairspray recipe

3 oz Bombay Sapphire gin
2 oz Sprite soda
1 twist lemon

Use a clean highball glass, fill with ice cubes, add Bombay Sapphire
Gin, and top off with some Sprite. A twist of lemon or lime adds color.
For the advanced bartender, a curl of orange peel gives this drink a
final salon touch.
---------------------------------------------------------------------

Breakfast Martini recipe

1 1/2 oz Bombay Sapphire gin
3/4 oz fresh lemon juice
3/4 oz Cointreau orange liqueur
1 tsp light marmalade

Shake ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled martini glass.
Garnish with a piece of a slice of toast.

In article >,
says...
> Ninja Turtle
> Ingredients:
>
> 1 Shot Gin
> 0.5 Shot Blue Curaçao
> Top up Orange Juice
>

It's a waste of money to use premium gin in such a thing.

--
Peter Aitken

On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 18:47:25 -0500, zxcvbob >
wrote:

>I bought a bottle of expensivish gin yesterday, instead of the
>moderately cheap stuff I usually get. It cost twice as much than my
>Seagram's, and is about 20% stronger. I just wanted to see what the
>difference was.
>
>Is there anything I need to try with it that I normally wouldn't drink
>with cheaper gin? I usually have gin & tonic in the summer, or
>sometimes gin & Fresca. I had a shot last night, chilled and it did
>taste better like that than Seagram's, but that could have just been the
>higher alcohol content which numbs ones taste buds.
>
>A real Martini, maybe? (Can I still call it a Martini if I use the
>wrong shaped glass?)
>
>Bob

Martini is exactly what is called for. Regardless of the shape of the
glass, freeze it, pour in a little dry vermouth, swish it around, pour
out what's not frozen to the glass of any shape, add very cold Bombay
Sapphire and two olives.

Works with my wife every time.
--

modom

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In article >,
"modom (palindrome guy)" <moc.etoyok@modom> wrote:

> Martini is exactly what is called for. Regardless of the shape of the
> glass, freeze it, pour in a little dry vermouth, swish it around, pour
> out what's not frozen to the glass of any shape, add very cold Bombay
> Sapphire and two olives.
>
> Works with my wife every time.
> --
>
> modom

Works *with* your wife or *on* your wife, Michael.
Inquiring Mind Do Want to Know.

We just bought me a bottle of Bombay cheaper-than-sapphire gin. Can I
have a G&T with my head held high?
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com - story and
pics of Ronald McDonald House dinner posted 6-24-2007

On 2007-07-07, Melba's Jammin' > wrote:

> Works *with* your wife or *on* your wife, Michael.
> Inquiring Mind Do Want to Know.

LOL!....

> We just bought me a bottle of Bombay cheaper-than-sapphire gin. Can I
> have a G&T with my head held high?

Oh Hell yes! Bombay London Dry gin is a great gin.

nb

In article >,
notbob > wrote:

> On 2007-07-07, Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
>
> > Works *with* your wife or *on* your wife, Michael.
> > Inquiring Mind Do Want to Know.
>
> LOL!....
>
> > We just bought me a bottle of Bombay cheaper-than-sapphire gin. Can I
> > have a G&T with my head held high?
>
> Oh Hell yes! Bombay London Dry gin is a great gin.
>
> nb

That be the one, darlin'. Thenkyew! Note the time stamp here. I'm
cleaning my kitchen floor. I do it maybe once a year whether it needs
it or not. "-) On my knees. One helluva lot of groaning getting down
and up. Jesus, Mary, and Joseph! Cleaning rags and rugs are in the
wash. Rob's got a birthday on Tuesday and on Sunday I've got family
coming over -- including my sister Mrs. Clean. I hate when they tsk tsk
and tut tut about me.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com - story and
pics of Ronald McDonald House dinner posted 6-24-2007

On 2007-07-07, Melba's Jammin' > wrote:

> That be the one, darlin'. Thenkyew! Note the time stamp here. I'm
> cleaning my kitchen floor.

Holy chrystonacrutch! ....yer scrubbing floors at 1:00 in the
morning? No wonder you're inquiring about gin. :|

nb

Barb confessed:

<snip to unbelievable part>
>
> ... Note the time stamp here. I'm
> cleaning my kitchen floor. I do it maybe once a year whether it needs
> it or not. "-) On my knees. One helluva lot of groaning getting down
> and up. Jesus, Mary, and Joseph! Cleaning rags and rugs are in the
> wash. Rob's got a birthday on Tuesday and on Sunday I've got family
> coming over -- including my sister Mrs. Clean. I hate when they tsk tsk
> and tut tut about me.


Jeez, Barb, you know better than that. You got family coming on Sunday, you
clean the kitchen floor on Monday.

Felice

Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> That be the one, darlin'. Thenkyew! Note the time stamp here. I'm
> cleaning my kitchen floor. I do it maybe once a year whether it needs
> it or not. "-) On my knees. One helluva lot of groaning getting down
> and up. Jesus, Mary, and Joseph! Cleaning rags and rugs are in the
> wash. Rob's got a birthday on Tuesday and on Sunday I've got family
> coming over -- including my sister Mrs. Clean. I hate when they tsk tsk
> and tut tut about me.

Irobot makes a machine that mops your floor, it is called a Scooba. You
do a wonderful job on your hands and knees, but I doubt you will come
over to my house and do it. ;-) http://irobot.com/sp.cfm?pageid=95

It vacuums, mops and dries the floor. If Irobot made a machine to dust
the furniture, then I would have it made.

Becca

On Sat, 07 Jul 2007 01:27:54 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>In article >,
> notbob > wrote:
>
>> On 2007-07-07, Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
>>
>> > Works *with* your wife or *on* your wife, Michael.
>> > Inquiring Mind Do Want to Know.
>>
>> LOL!....
>>
>> > We just bought me a bottle of Bombay cheaper-than-sapphire gin. Can I
>> > have a G&T with my head held high?
>>
>> Oh Hell yes! Bombay London Dry gin is a great gin.
>>
>> nb
>
>That be the one, darlin'. Thenkyew! Note the time stamp here. I'm
>cleaning my kitchen floor. I do it maybe once a year whether it needs
>it or not. "-) On my knees. One helluva lot of groaning getting down
>and up. Jesus, Mary, and Joseph! Cleaning rags and rugs are in the
>wash. Rob's got a birthday on Tuesday and on Sunday I've got family
>coming over -- including my sister Mrs. Clean. I hate when they tsk tsk
>and tut tut about me.

do what i do - make 'em wear sunglasses.

your pal,
blake

On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 21:02:34 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>In article >,
> "modom (palindrome guy)" <moc.etoyok@modom> wrote:
>
>> Martini is exactly what is called for. Regardless of the shape of the
>> glass, freeze it, pour in a little dry vermouth, swish it around, pour
>> out what's not frozen to the glass of any shape, add very cold Bombay
>> Sapphire and two olives.
>>
>> Works with my wife every time.

>
>Works *with* your wife or *on* your wife, Michael.
>Inquiring Mind Do Want to Know.
>
Umm... How about *for* my wife?

>We just bought me a bottle of Bombay cheaper-than-sapphire gin. Can I
>have a G&T with my head held high?

G&T is a fine summertime quaff.
--

modom

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In article >,
moc.etoyok@modom says...
> >We just bought me a bottle of Bombay cheaper-than-sapphire gin. Can I
> >have a G&T with my head held high?
>
> G&T is a fine summertime quaff.
> --
>
> modom
>

Try a rum and tonic, another great summertime drink.


--
Peter Aitken

What do you mean " works with my wife every time"?

Information overload, tips, tricks, requested.

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