On Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:24:48 +0100, "Ophelia"
> wrote:

>
>
>"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?
>--
To lug or carry, probably German or Jewish origin. The term is widely
understood in US -- maybe not among young people.
Janet US