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"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> aem > wrote:
>
>> Just got to this from the NY Times and Mario Batali today. Make a syrup
>> by
>> simmering 2 cups of water, 2 cups of sugar, and 4 ribs of celery and
>> leaves
>> for 30 minutes. Cool, strain and chill. Now build a drink: 3 oz. gin
>> (he
>> likes Bombay Sapphire), 2 oz. celery syrup, 4 oz. tonic water in a
>> highball
>> glass filled with ice. I personally think the celery salad in a
>> different
>> thread would be overkill, but suit yourself. -aem

>
> I wonder how similar that is to Dr. Brown's Cel-Ray tonic. I schlepped
> it from NY before I discovered I could get it locally. :-)


Schlepped?
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