Dan Goodman wrote:
> Jean B. wrote:
>
>> Omelet wrote:
>>> In article >,
>>> "l, not -l" > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 29-Aug-2010, Omelet > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Toast the bread first.
>>>> . . .
>>>>> Mom whipped eggs together with a little milk, cinnamon, sugar
>>>>> and vanilla extract.
>>>> That sounds about right to me; though the vanilla extract
>>>> should be Watkins brand (double strength) vanilla extract.
>>>> Haven't had it in years; but, that's how my Mom made it. She
>>>> never toasted the bread; but, that would simulate the stale
>>>> bread she used. We only had it when it was necessary to use up
>>>> the last of a loaf.
>>> French toast was always a special treat. :-) The Vanilla extract
>>> mom used was home made. A half-dozen vanilla beans soaked for a
>>> few months in 750 mls. of Everclear...
>> What is Everclear? (Yes, I can and will look it up.) Every time I
>> see mention of this, I am thinking of prepping for a colonoscopy!
>
> From Google:
> Everclear (alcohol) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
> Everclear is a brand of neutral grain spirit that is available at
> concentrations of 75.5% alcohol (151 proof) and 95% alcohol (190
> proof), in contrast to ...
> Availability - Uses - In popular culture - See also
> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everclear_(alcohol) - Cached - Similar
>
> It's also the name of a rock band. Goodman's _th Law: Whatever you
> look up, there is a rock band or a computer program with that name;
> sometimes both.
>
Thanks for the info. My immediate reaction to the rock band was
"Great! A rock band will also have me thinking of less pleasant
things." Or words to that effect.

--
Jean B.

Jean B. wrote about Everclear:

> Thanks for the info. My immediate reaction to the rock band was "Great!
> A rock band will also have me thinking of less pleasant things." Or words
> to that effect.

Everclear has a song which I used to like a lot, but which now reminds me of
Sycophant:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAh5esiyQ8I

Bob