Ha, ha, ha. As for myself, I am going on vacation soon, so I'll be stopping the mail shortly. But I am headed to the cradle of civilization, so ouzo is gonna be de rigueur. O Olivia S. Anastasiadis, Curator Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace 18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard Yorba Linda, CA 92886 (714) 993-5075 ext. 224; fax (714) 528-0544; e-mail: [log in to unmask] On Tue, 1 Sep 1998 17:13:30 -0500 "Robert T. Handy" <[log in to unmask]> writes: >You are correct, of course. I overlooked the vodka, because perhaps, >I >occasionaly partake of those as well. I do like a hint of >vermouth--pour >it in, roll it around, pour it out. And, I prefer Tanqueray! > >Boy are we going to get complaints from the purist listers now. What >on >earth does this have to do with museums, except that we probably >imbibe >more than other professionals to relieve our stress. > > >------ >Robert Handy >Brazoria County Historical Museum >100 East Cedar >Angleton, Texas 77515 >(409) 864-1208 >museum_bob >[log in to unmask] >http://www.bchm.org > >---------- >From: Robert A. Baron[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] >Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 1998 5:09 PM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Equity, and All That > >At 10:43 AM 9/1/98 -0700, Olivia S. Anastasiadis wrote: > >>Our webmaster doubles as a bartender at night. Here are his formulas >for >>margaritas and martinis. >[...] >>MARTINI: Easy! >> >>Chill a Martini glass >> >>Shot of Vodka: Serve only chilled (best if you keep the bottle in >the >>freezer) Absolut or Stoli. >> >>couple drops of dry vermouth. >> >>Ring the glass with a twist of lemon (only the rind) and then drop it >in. >> >>Add an olive if so desired. >> >>And use one of those "flared" martini glasses, they always look so >>exotic. Cheers! > >This, of course, is not a recipe for a real martini, but a vodka >martini, a >pale and pallid proxy for a real martini. Authentic martinis are >based on >gin. In addition, the vegetable component is either an olive OR a >"twist" >(i.e. a lemon twist), not optionally both. > >Here is Robert's Martini Recipe: >Cooled Martini Glass: (must hold apx 4 shots of fluid). >Wipe edges with "twist" (or drop in a pre-rinced olive). >Pour to brim with super cooled Bombay gin (from freezer) (Bombay >Sapphire >is better). (Beefeater, if on a budget or away from civilization). >Keep at >least three feet away from any *ermouth bottle. > _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]