It's a drink I have a "cocktail of the day" calendar on my desk. I
certainly wouldn't drink this first thing in the morning. In fact, I never
will. Just thought I'd spark a different sort of discussion which also
involves recipes. Here ya go:

The Wake-Up Call

1 oz. gold rum
1 oz. Amaretto Disaronno
2 Tbs. heavy cream
1 oz. strong black coffee
ice cubes
grated dark chocolate for garnish

Place the rum, Amaretto, cream and coffee into a cocktail shaker with plenty
of ice cubes. Shake vigorously. Strain into a cocktail glass. Grate dark
chocolate on top.

Jill

On Jun 30, 12:13*am, "jmcquown" > wrote:
> It's a drink *I have a "cocktail of the day" calendar on my desk. *I
> certainly wouldn't drink this first thing in the morning. *In fact, I never
> will. *Just thought I'd spark a different sort of discussion which also
> involves recipes. *Here ya go:
>
> The Wake-Up Call
>
> 1 oz. gold rum
> 1 oz. Amaretto Disaronno
> 2 Tbs. heavy cream
> 1 oz. strong black coffee
> ice cubes
> grated dark chocolate for garnish
>
> Place the rum, Amaretto, cream and coffee into a cocktail shaker with plenty
> of ice cubes. *Shake vigorously. *Strain into a cocktail glass. *Grate dark
> chocolate on top.


Stupid question perhaps, but why the strain?

TJ

"Tommy Joe" > wrote in message
...
On Jun 30, 12:13 am, "jmcquown" > wrote:
> It's a drink I have a "cocktail of the day" calendar on my desk. I
> certainly wouldn't drink this first thing in the morning. In fact, I never
> will. Just thought I'd spark a different sort of discussion which also
> involves recipes. Here ya go:
>
> The Wake-Up Call
>
> 1 oz. gold rum
> 1 oz. Amaretto Disaronno
> 2 Tbs. heavy cream
> 1 oz. strong black coffee
> ice cubes
> grated dark chocolate for garnish
>
> Place the rum, Amaretto, cream and coffee into a cocktail shaker with
> plenty
> of ice cubes. Shake vigorously. Strain into a cocktail glass. Grate dark
> chocolate on top.


Stupid question perhaps, but why the strain?

TJ

===========

To take the ice out.

Cheri

On Sat, 30 Jun 2012 00:20:11 -0700 (PDT), Tommy Joe
> wrote:

>On Jun 30, 12:13*am, "jmcquown" > wrote:
>> It's a drink *I have a "cocktail of the day" calendar on my desk. *I
>> certainly wouldn't drink this first thing in the morning. *In fact, I never
>> will. *Just thought I'd spark a different sort of discussion which also
>> involves recipes. *Here ya go:
>>
>> The Wake-Up Call
>>
>> 1 oz. gold rum
>> 1 oz. Amaretto Disaronno
>> 2 Tbs. heavy cream
>> 1 oz. strong black coffee
>> ice cubes
>> grated dark chocolate for garnish
>>
>> Place the rum, Amaretto, cream and coffee into a cocktail shaker with plenty
>> of ice cubes. *Shake vigorously. *Strain into a cocktail glass. *Grate dark
>> chocolate on top.
>
>
> Stupid question perhaps, but why the strain?
>
>TJ

To remove the ice cubes, stupid.

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
> "Tommy Joe" > wrote in message
> ...
> On Jun 30, 12:13 am, "jmcquown" > wrote:
>> It's a drink I have a "cocktail of the day" calendar on my desk. I
>> certainly wouldn't drink this first thing in the morning. In fact, I
>> never
>> will. Just thought I'd spark a different sort of discussion which also
>> involves recipes. Here ya go:
>>
>> The Wake-Up Call
>>
>> 1 oz. gold rum
>> 1 oz. Amaretto Disaronno
>> 2 Tbs. heavy cream
>> 1 oz. strong black coffee
>> ice cubes
>> grated dark chocolate for garnish
>>
>> Place the rum, Amaretto, cream and coffee into a cocktail shaker with
>> plenty
>> of ice cubes. Shake vigorously. Strain into a cocktail glass. Grate dark
>> chocolate on top.
>
>
> Stupid question perhaps, but why the strain?
>
> TJ
>
> ===========
>
> To take the ice out.
>
> Cheri

Yep. Apparently it's not supposed to be served on the rocks.

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Cheri" > wrote in message
> ...
>> "Tommy Joe" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> On Jun 30, 12:13 am, "jmcquown" > wrote:
>>> It's a drink I have a "cocktail of the day" calendar on my desk. I
>>> certainly wouldn't drink this first thing in the morning. In fact, I
>>> never
>>> will. Just thought I'd spark a different sort of discussion which also
>>> involves recipes. Here ya go:
>>>
>>> The Wake-Up Call
>>>
>>> 1 oz. gold rum
>>> 1 oz. Amaretto Disaronno
>>> 2 Tbs. heavy cream
>>> 1 oz. strong black coffee
>>> ice cubes
>>> grated dark chocolate for garnish
>>>
>>> Place the rum, Amaretto, cream and coffee into a cocktail shaker with
>>> plenty
>>> of ice cubes. Shake vigorously. Strain into a cocktail glass. Grate dark
>>> chocolate on top.
>>
>>
>> Stupid question perhaps, but why the strain?
>>
>> TJ
>>
>> ===========
>>
>> To take the ice out.
>>
>> Cheri
>
> Yep. Apparently it's not supposed to be served on the rocks.
>
> Jill


Aren't people that drink already on the rocks?

On Sat, 30 Jun 2012 10:27:32 -0400, "Somebody" > wrote:

>"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
>>
>> "Cheri" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> "Tommy Joe" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>> On Jun 30, 12:13 am, "jmcquown" > wrote:
>>>> It's a drink I have a "cocktail of the day" calendar on my desk. I
>>>> certainly wouldn't drink this first thing in the morning. In fact, I
>>>> never
>>>> will. Just thought I'd spark a different sort of discussion which also
>>>> involves recipes. Here ya go:
>>>>
>>>> The Wake-Up Call
>>>>
>>>> 1 oz. gold rum
>>>> 1 oz. Amaretto Disaronno
>>>> 2 Tbs. heavy cream
>>>> 1 oz. strong black coffee
>>>> ice cubes
>>>> grated dark chocolate for garnish
>>>>
>>>> Place the rum, Amaretto, cream and coffee into a cocktail shaker with
>>>> plenty
>>>> of ice cubes. Shake vigorously. Strain into a cocktail glass. Grate dark
>>>> chocolate on top.
>>>
>>>
>>> Stupid question perhaps, but why the strain?
>>>
>>> TJ
>>>
>>> ===========
>>>
>>> To take the ice out.
>>>
>>> Cheri
>>
>> Yep. Apparently it's not supposed to be served on the rocks.
>>
>> Jill
>
>
>Aren't people that drink already on the rocks?

Not usually... "on the rocks" means impoverished... most boozers ain't
poor.

"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 30 Jun 2012 10:27:32 -0400, "Somebody" > wrote:
>
>>"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
>>>
>>> "Cheri" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> "Tommy Joe" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>> On Jun 30, 12:13 am, "jmcquown" > wrote:
>>>>> It's a drink I have a "cocktail of the day" calendar on my desk. I
>>>>> certainly wouldn't drink this first thing in the morning. In fact, I
>>>>> never
>>>>> will. Just thought I'd spark a different sort of discussion which also
>>>>> involves recipes. Here ya go:
>>>>>
>>>>> The Wake-Up Call
>>>>>
>>>>> 1 oz. gold rum
>>>>> 1 oz. Amaretto Disaronno
>>>>> 2 Tbs. heavy cream
>>>>> 1 oz. strong black coffee
>>>>> ice cubes
>>>>> grated dark chocolate for garnish
>>>>>
>>>>> Place the rum, Amaretto, cream and coffee into a cocktail shaker with
>>>>> plenty
>>>>> of ice cubes. Shake vigorously. Strain into a cocktail glass. Grate
>>>>> dark
>>>>> chocolate on top.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Stupid question perhaps, but why the strain?
>>>>
>>>> TJ
>>>>
>>>> ===========
>>>>
>>>> To take the ice out.
>>>>
>>>> Cheri
>>>
>>> Yep. Apparently it's not supposed to be served on the rocks.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>>
>>Aren't people that drink already on the rocks?
>
> Not usually... "on the rocks" means impoverished... most boozers ain't
> poor.


Not to mention I don't drink wine on the rocks Reminds me of the time my
mother and I went to visit her sister around 1980. They lived in the middle
of nowhere, Mt. Jackson, PA. This place had a gas station, a tiny grocery
store and a beauty parlor. We're talking Mayberry RFD on a much smaller
scale. LOL Anyway, this was when they were running those "Reunite on ice"
commercials on television. My cousin took me to a "party", if you can call
it that, and they served Reunite (which is not to be confused with actual
wine) ON THE ROCKS. Heh. These rubes had the nerve to ask if we had paved
roads and indoor plumbing in Memphis. LOL

Jill

On 6/30/2012 9:50 AM, jmcquown wrote:

> Not to mention I don't drink wine on the rocks Reminds me of the
> time my mother and I went to visit her sister around 1980. They lived
> in the middle of nowhere, Mt. Jackson, PA. This place had a gas
> station, a tiny grocery store and a beauty parlor. We're talking
> Mayberry RFD on a much smaller scale. LOL Anyway, this was when they
> were running those "Reunite on ice" commercials on television. My
> cousin took me to a "party", if you can call it that, and they served
> Reunite (which is not to be confused with actual wine) ON THE ROCKS.
> Heh. These rubes had the nerve to ask if we had paved roads and indoor
> plumbing in Memphis. LOL
>


Oh my god, I remember that jingle:

"Reunite, on the rocks,
Say 'Ye-eh-es!"

BLEHHHHH!

<it's the only way anyone *could* drink that stuff>

"Pennyaline" > wrote in message
...
> On 6/30/2012 9:50 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> Not to mention I don't drink wine on the rocks Reminds me of the
>> time my mother and I went to visit her sister around 1980. They lived
>> in the middle of nowhere, Mt. Jackson, PA. This place had a gas
>> station, a tiny grocery store and a beauty parlor. We're talking
>> Mayberry RFD on a much smaller scale. LOL Anyway, this was when they
>> were running those "Reunite on ice" commercials on television. My
>> cousin took me to a "party", if you can call it that, and they served
>> Reunite (which is not to be confused with actual wine) ON THE ROCKS.
>> Heh. These rubes had the nerve to ask if we had paved roads and indoor
>> plumbing in Memphis. LOL
>>
>
>
> Oh my god, I remember that jingle:
>
> "Reunite, on the rocks,
> Say 'Ye-eh-es!"
>
No, you don't remember. It was "Reunite on ice... that's nice!" And it was
horrible swill. LOL

Jill

On 6/30/2012 10:37 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>
> "Pennyaline" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 6/30/2012 9:50 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>> Not to mention I don't drink wine on the rocks Reminds me of the
>>> time my mother and I went to visit her sister around 1980. They lived
>>> in the middle of nowhere, Mt. Jackson, PA. This place had a gas
>>> station, a tiny grocery store and a beauty parlor. We're talking
>>> Mayberry RFD on a much smaller scale. LOL Anyway, this was when they
>>> were running those "Reunite on ice" commercials on television. My
>>> cousin took me to a "party", if you can call it that, and they served
>>> Reunite (which is not to be confused with actual wine) ON THE ROCKS.
>>> Heh. These rubes had the nerve to ask if we had paved roads and indoor
>>> plumbing in Memphis. LOL
>>>
>>
>>
>> Oh my god, I remember that jingle:
>>
>> "Reunite, on the rocks,
>> Say 'Ye-eh-es!"
>>
> No, you don't remember. It was "Reunite on ice... that's nice!" And it
> was horrible swill. LOL
>
> Jill


Oh god, you're right. I'm remembering:

"Martini and Rossi, on the rocks,
Say 'Ye-eh-es!'"

Thanks for the correction. And what I meant by "<it's the only way
anybody *could* drink that stuff>" is that it (Reunite) was swill.

On 6/30/2012 12:13 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> It's a drink I have a "cocktail of the day" calendar on my desk. I
> certainly wouldn't drink this first thing in the morning. In fact, I
> never will. Just thought I'd spark a different sort of discussion which
> also involves recipes. Here ya go:
>
> The Wake-Up Call
>
> 1 oz. gold rum
> 1 oz. Amaretto Disaronno
> 2 Tbs. heavy cream
> 1 oz. strong black coffee
> ice cubes
> grated dark chocolate for garnish
>
> Place the rum, Amaretto, cream and coffee into a cocktail shaker with
> plenty of ice cubes. Shake vigorously. Strain into a cocktail glass.
> Grate dark chocolate on top.

That actually sounds pretty good. I found a sweet cocktail that's nice
on occasion. 2 jiggers (does anyone say that anymore??) each of vodka
and Frangelico shaken with ice and strained into a glass. No garnish.

On Sat, 30 Jun 2012 15:10:19 -0600, Pennyaline
> wrote:

>On 6/30/2012 10:37 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> "Pennyaline" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 6/30/2012 9:50 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>>> Not to mention I don't drink wine on the rocks Reminds me of the
>>>> time my mother and I went to visit her sister around 1980. They lived
>>>> in the middle of nowhere, Mt. Jackson, PA. This place had a gas
>>>> station, a tiny grocery store and a beauty parlor. We're talking
>>>> Mayberry RFD on a much smaller scale. LOL Anyway, this was when they
>>>> were running those "Reunite on ice" commercials on television. My
>>>> cousin took me to a "party", if you can call it that, and they served
>>>> Reunite (which is not to be confused with actual wine) ON THE ROCKS.
>>>> Heh. These rubes had the nerve to ask if we had paved roads and indoor
>>>> plumbing in Memphis. LOL
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Oh my god, I remember that jingle:
>>>
>>> "Reunite, on the rocks,
>>> Say 'Ye-eh-es!"
>>>
>> No, you don't remember. It was "Reunite on ice... that's nice!" And it
>> was horrible swill. LOL
>>
>> Jill
>
>
>Oh god, you're right. I'm remembering:
>
>"Martini and Rossi, on the rocks,
>Say 'Ye-eh-es!'"
>
>Thanks for the correction. And what I meant by "<it's the only way
>anybody *could* drink that stuff>" is that it (Reunite) was swill.

Hey, on a hot summer day I enjoy a kosher concord grape wine with half
seltza and ice; a spritzer. To me all the expensive wines taste no
better than Reunite. I prefer all wine on the rocks. Wine coolers
rule!

"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 30 Jun 2012 15:10:19 -0600, Pennyaline
> > wrote:
>
>>On 6/30/2012 10:37 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>> "Pennyaline" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On 6/30/2012 9:50 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Not to mention I don't drink wine on the rocks Reminds me of the
>>>>> time my mother and I went to visit her sister around 1980. They lived
>>>>> in the middle of nowhere, Mt. Jackson, PA. This place had a gas
>>>>> station, a tiny grocery store and a beauty parlor. We're talking
>>>>> Mayberry RFD on a much smaller scale. LOL Anyway, this was when they
>>>>> were running those "Reunite on ice" commercials on television. My
>>>>> cousin took me to a "party", if you can call it that, and they served
>>>>> Reunite (which is not to be confused with actual wine) ON THE ROCKS.
>>>>> Heh. These rubes had the nerve to ask if we had paved roads and
>>>>> indoor
>>>>> plumbing in Memphis. LOL
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Oh my god, I remember that jingle:
>>>>
>>>> "Reunite, on the rocks,
>>>> Say 'Ye-eh-es!"
>>>>
>>> No, you don't remember. It was "Reunite on ice... that's nice!" And it
>>> was horrible swill. LOL
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>>
>>Oh god, you're right. I'm remembering:
>>
>>"Martini and Rossi, on the rocks,
>>Say 'Ye-eh-es!'"
>>
>>Thanks for the correction. And what I meant by "<it's the only way
>>anybody *could* drink that stuff>" is that it (Reunite) was swill.
>
> Hey, on a hot summer day I enjoy a kosher concord grape wine with half
> seltza and ice; a spritzer. To me all the expensive wines taste no
> better than Reunite. I prefer all wine on the rocks. Wine coolers
> rule!

Technically, home concocted wine coolers are wine mixed with sprite, 7-Up or
ginger ale. Seltzer or club soda makes it a spritzer. Just sayin'

Jill

On Tue, 3 Jul 2012 09:10:45 -0400, "jmcquown" >
wrote:

>
>"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
.. .
>> On Sat, 30 Jun 2012 15:10:19 -0600, Pennyaline
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>On 6/30/2012 10:37 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "Pennyaline" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> On 6/30/2012 9:50 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Not to mention I don't drink wine on the rocks Reminds me of the
>>>>>> time my mother and I went to visit her sister around 1980. They lived
>>>>>> in the middle of nowhere, Mt. Jackson, PA. This place had a gas
>>>>>> station, a tiny grocery store and a beauty parlor. We're talking
>>>>>> Mayberry RFD on a much smaller scale. LOL Anyway, this was when they
>>>>>> were running those "Reunite on ice" commercials on television. My
>>>>>> cousin took me to a "party", if you can call it that, and they served
>>>>>> Reunite (which is not to be confused with actual wine) ON THE ROCKS.
>>>>>> Heh. These rubes had the nerve to ask if we had paved roads and
>>>>>> indoor
>>>>>> plumbing in Memphis. LOL
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Oh my god, I remember that jingle:
>>>>>
>>>>> "Reunite, on the rocks,
>>>>> Say 'Ye-eh-es!"
>>>>>
>>>> No, you don't remember. It was "Reunite on ice... that's nice!" And it
>>>> was horrible swill. LOL
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>
>>>
>>>Oh god, you're right. I'm remembering:
>>>
>>>"Martini and Rossi, on the rocks,
>>>Say 'Ye-eh-es!'"
>>>
>>>Thanks for the correction. And what I meant by "<it's the only way
>>>anybody *could* drink that stuff>" is that it (Reunite) was swill.
>>
>> Hey, on a hot summer day I enjoy a kosher concord grape wine with half
>> seltza and ice; a spritzer. To me all the expensive wines taste no
>> better than Reunite. I prefer all wine on the rocks. Wine coolers
>> rule!
>
>Technically, home concocted wine coolers are wine mixed with sprite, 7-Up or
>ginger ale. Seltzer or club soda makes it a spritzer. Just sayin'


I think that's what I said, I like spritzers... sometimes I get fancy
and add a wedge of lime.

jmcquown wrote:
>
> Technically, home concocted wine coolers are wine mixed with sprite, 7-Up or
> ginger ale. Seltzer or club soda makes it a spritzer. Just sayin'
>
> Jill

When I used to drink wine, I would buy a 5-litre box of white chablis and
mix it half and half with diet coke/pepsi. I liked it. I actually liked it
too much and that's why I just quit buying wine a couple of years ago.

I'll bet that thought sets off everyone's gag reflex! heheheh

G.

Gary wrote:
>
>When I used to drink wine, I would buy a 5-litre box of white chablis and
>mix it half and half with diet coke/pepsi.
>
>I'll bet that thought sets off everyone's gag reflex!

Not really.
I figure that's what you use to gargle after giving fellatio... 5
liters, eh, is that a week... that's a lotta fellatio! hehe

Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
> Gary wrote:
> >
> >When I used to drink wine, I would buy a 5-litre box of white chablis and
> >mix it half and half with diet coke/pepsi.
> >
> >I'll bet that thought sets off everyone's gag reflex!
>
> Not really.
> I figure that's what you use to gargle after giving fellatio... 5
> liters, eh, is that a week... that's a lotta fellatio! hehe

heheh You dumbass!

hey get this, sheldon. Just a few days ago I said to somebody something
like How many people do you know that turn their front yards into a
vegetable garden (either theirselves or renting out space).

Well get this. Just this morning I worked at a house in a nice neighborhood
where everyone has nice manicured yards. RIGHT next door to the house I
worked at, this neighbor had his entire front yard planted with many
vegetables. The timing was funny as I've never seen this done before.
hahaha

G.

On 7/3/2012 4:05 PM, Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> Technically, home concocted wine coolers are wine mixed with sprite, 7-Up or
>> ginger ale. Seltzer or club soda makes it a spritzer. Just sayin'
>>
>> Jill
>
> When I used to drink wine, I would buy a 5-litre box of white chablis and
> mix it half and half with diet coke/pepsi. I liked it. I actually liked it
> too much and that's why I just quit buying wine a couple of years ago.
>
> I'll bet that thought sets off everyone's gag reflex! heheheh

It sure did mine. eek

On Tue, 03 Jul 2012 17:30:50 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>
>> Gary wrote:
>> >
>> >When I used to drink wine, I would buy a 5-litre box of white chablis and
>> >mix it half and half with diet coke/pepsi.
>> >
>> >I'll bet that thought sets off everyone's gag reflex!
>>
>> Not really.
>> I figure that's what you use to gargle after giving fellatio... 5
>> liters, eh, is that a week... that's a lotta fellatio! hehe
>
>heheh You dumbass!
>
>hey get this, sheldon. Just a few days ago I said to somebody something
>like How many people do you know that turn their front yards into a
>vegetable garden (either theirselves or renting out space).
>
>Well get this. Just this morning I worked at a house in a nice neighborhood
>where everyone has nice manicured yards. RIGHT next door to the house I
>worked at, this neighbor had his entire front yard planted with many
>vegetables. The timing was funny as I've never seen this done before.
>hahaha

If I planted my front yard in food crops by morning it would all
become deer/rabbit pellets. And which of yoose two brain celled
ninnies is going to pay to irrigate all these acres of what is now
becoming brown lawn. I don't really mind the brown lawn, means I save
some $50 in diesel that week. Just today even with fencing I lost
four cabbage plants to some critter, will replace them tomorrow and
search for the opening. And I don't plant more than I can use, would
be silly, all my neighbors grow their own. Yoose city apartment
dwellers have no idea what's an acre, if I gave you an acre to plant
you wouldn't have a clue where to begin... if you had to mow an acre
with a push mower you'd crap out halfway. I'm positive none of yoose
couch potato marshmallows can keep up with me.

Gary wrote:
> Brooklyn1 wrote:
>> Gary wrote:
>>> When I used to drink wine, I would buy a 5-litre box of white chablis and
>>> mix it half and half with diet coke/pepsi.
>>>
>>> I'll bet that thought sets off everyone's gag reflex!
>> Not really.
>> I figure that's what you use to gargle after giving fellatio... 5
>> liters, eh, is that a week... that's a lotta fellatio! hehe
>
> heheh You dumbass!
>
> hey get this, sheldon. Just a few days ago I said to somebody something
> like How many people do you know that turn their front yards into a
> vegetable garden (either theirselves or renting out space).
>
> Well get this. Just this morning I worked at a house in a nice neighborhood
> where everyone has nice manicured yards. RIGHT next door to the house I
> worked at, this neighbor had his entire front yard planted with many
> vegetables. The timing was funny as I've never seen this done before.
> hahaha
>
> G.

I think it's a great idea, and the idea is catching on here--even
little raised gardens out near the road--which is probably not a
good idea if the road gets a lot of traffic.

--
Jean B.