Good 41ยบ super poring rainy morning. Rained yesterday morning, stopped in
the afternoon and we actually had sun! Then it started again and rained all
night. Another 1" of rain in the rain gauge.
And strange... momma deer and a couple of her babies were out there just
laying in the rain!
Yesterday's football scores:
Yes, my Patriots did it!!! The Cardinals/Packers game was wild. I am sad
the Packers lost.
Today's football:
Here are a few very short and funny videos of a squirrel (has to be a
family pet) hiding a nut in the dog's fur... also in one video it's a Cheeto.
First video shared by Ike Saben (LASD ret) Thanks Ike!! Will put a smile on your face!
Today is a stupendous noteworthy special monumental 8th anniversary of pals
Joe (LASD ret) and JoAnn Kirk. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY KIDS!!!!
Historically this date...
1917 – The United States pays Denmark $25 million
for the Virgin
Islands.
.......
Hell's bells, you can hardly buy a house in Hollyweird for much less than that
these days!
1982 – "Cold
Sunday" - in the United States temperatures fell to their lowest
levels in over 100 years in numerous cities.
... Ah ha!
the beginning of global warming, eh Al Bore?
1989 – Cleveland
School massacre:
Patrick Purdy opens fire with an assault
rifle at the
Cleveland Elementary School playground in Stockton,
California, killing five children and wounding 29 others and one
teacher before taking his own life.1994 – 1994
Northridge earthquake: A
magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits Northridge,
California.
1998 – Lewinsky
scandal: Matt
Drudge breaks the
story of the Bill
Clinton-Monica
Lewinsky affair on
his website The Drudge
Report.
And births
this date include....
1922 – Robert De
Niro, Sr., American painter (d. 1993)
............
Abstract expressionist .. father of Robert Jr.
1922
– Betty
White, American actress
....She is
amazing!
1931 – James Earl
Jones, American actor
1933
– Shari
Lewis, American ventriloquist (d. 1998)
1942 – Muhammad
Ali, American boxer
"Fly like a
butterfly, sting like a bee......"
1962 – Jim
Carrey, Canadian actor and comedian
Dinner was going to be something creative, but instead I made a couple
salmon/provolone wraps. Tonight I will cook something. Breakfast yesterday was
Greek yogurt, honey, banana, and peanut butter. YUMMMM!!!
I know what you are thinking.... honey on tomato? Yes, and it was great! And of course my Daddy loved peanut butter and banana sandwiches! Me too.
All I know. Nuff said. Happy Sunday. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom
Bobo
January 17th
Hot Buttered Rum Day
Hot Buttered Rum History
A
cocktail made with boiling water,
sugar and spices is traditionally referred to as a "toddy," and made with
whiskey or sherry. Warm alcoholic beverages such as glogg, mulled wine and
toddies originated in Northern Europe, where beer, cider, wine and spirits were
mulled with sugar and spices to add some cheer to cold winter days.
Hot
buttered rum is a toddy (specifically, a rum toddy). Toddies can be made of any
spirit—bourbon, brandy, tequila, Scotch and other whiskeys are popular.
Hot
buttered rum was a favorite in Colonial America. Rum is a New World spirit,
made of molasses, a by-product of sugar refining. Distilleries in the Colonies
were making rum from the molasses by the 1650s, and “hot buttered rum” joined
the toddies and nogs of English tradition (a nog is a beverage made of beaten
eggs).
Hot
buttered rum is traditionally made with dark rum, which has been aged in oak
barrels to develop a deeper, molasses flavor. You can use light rum or spiced
rum for a milder or spicier flavor, respectively. Dark rums can also be drunk
straight.
You
may see photos of, or recipes for, creamy toddies, which add cream or ice cream
to the basic recipe. These are new interpretations, not
traditional toddies, which were not cream beverages.
Hot Buttered Rum Recipe
Ingredients Per Serving
- 1 small slice unsalted butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon light brown sugar
- 1 pinch each allspice, ground cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg, as desired
- 2-3 ounces dark rum
- Boiling water
- Optional garnish: cinnamon stick, lemon wheel, star anise
Preparation
- Place
the butter, sugar and spices in an Irish coffee glass,
glass mug
or other mug. Cream together (muddle). - Add rum (three ounces for a stronger drink).
- Add an equal amount of boiling water. Stir well.
- Garnish as desired. Serve immediately.
If
the drink is too strong for your liking, add more boiling
water.