(Did I forget the “L”? Sure, I did!… those “L” s… ! — (“Da-La-Lynette” when calling for me up the stairs as a kid… funny thinking about it now… meaning to say Donita, Lonnie (Latta, Larry); you know how it is being a parent, you don’t always say what is on your exact mind at the time, lol, so the vowels and consonants come out scrambled!))
The new year, a new start… make a cocktail, a good one. Make it worth living, worth the work and trouble of ringing in a new good year. Make it your oyster, your very best year.
Ginger Sparkler
~ adapted from Martha Stewart ~
In a small saucepan, heat 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 cup water, and 2 teaspoons finely grated ginger. Thicken into a syrup. Can be stored up to 1 week for use.
Put through a sieve and stain it into a good fine stream.
In the bottom of a glass, add 1 tablespoon of the ginger liquid, topping it off with dry white wine– Cava, Prosecco, or sparkling champagne– stir to perfection. Better drink coffee, instead; this is heavy for a lightweight. You will be tipsy-turvey before you’re through with the first drink– or the second.
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