We had some over the weekend. The mix was brought back from the
Dominican and made here in Chicago. I'd never heard of it or the lore
behind it. I must say it was delicious, but the claimed "effects"
never kicked it. I'd have it again for sure. We're trying to find
somewhere to order the mix so I can make my own. You can read more if
you want he

http://www.visiting-the-dominican-re...na-recipe.html

or

http://tinyurl.com/yw2zjx

We're looking to find the mix cheaper. It's really good stuff.

Lou

"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
...
>
> We had some over the weekend. The mix was brought back from the
> Dominican and made here in Chicago. I'd never heard of it or the lore
> behind it.

lol

Sure you hadn't.

> http://www.visiting-the-dominican-re...na-recipe.html
>
> or
>
> http://tinyurl.com/yw2zjx
>
> We're looking to find the mix cheaper. It's really good stuff.


Lou,
Had a friend bring a 'kit' back for me from the Dominican republic. We gave
it a try but found it pretty vile. Not sure if we did something wrong or it
was a cheap tourist version of the stuff but it was not for me.

Jon

On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 22:15:10 -0400, "Zeppo_m" >
wrote:

>
>
>> http://www.visiting-the-dominican-re...na-recipe.html
>>
>> or
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/yw2zjx
>>
>> We're looking to find the mix cheaper. It's really good stuff.
>
>
>Lou,
>Had a friend bring a 'kit' back for me from the Dominican republic. We gave
>it a try but found it pretty vile. Not sure if we did something wrong or it
>was a cheap tourist version of the stuff but it was not for me.

I actually didn't think there'd be anyone who had tried it here. It's
definitely a strong taste. I liked it, but I'm pretty easy to please.
I wish the kit wasn't so expensive. They're going back to the DR so
maybe I'll wait till then. You can bring the kit back, but not the
finished product.

Lou

Lou Decruss wrote:
> On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 22:15:10 -0400, "Zeppo_m" >
> wrote:
>
>
>>
>>>http://www.visiting-the-dominican-re...na-recipe.html
>>>
>>>or
>>>
>>>http://tinyurl.com/yw2zjx
>>>
>>>We're looking to find the mix cheaper. It's really good stuff.
>>
>>
>>Lou,
>>Had a friend bring a 'kit' back for me from the Dominican republic. We gave
>>it a try but found it pretty vile. Not sure if we did something wrong or it
>>was a cheap tourist version of the stuff but it was not for me.
>
>
> I actually didn't think there'd be anyone who had tried it here. It's
> definitely a strong taste. I liked it, but I'm pretty easy to please.
> I wish the kit wasn't so expensive. They're going back to the DR so
> maybe I'll wait till then. You can bring the kit back, but not the
> finished product.
>
> Lou

After i read this twice to make sure i wasn't misreading ... which of
course i was .... and so scraped my original post of ALice B. Toklas's
'brownie" recipe & then i googeled and found what appears to be our own
Al Smiths comments

http://www.visiting-the-dominican-re...na-recipe.html

"...First collect a bouquet of strange twigs!

Now to start with you'll need to raid an apothecary! (If you can find
one) Or at least have a decent knowledge of ancient herbalism to
assemble such ingredients that some claim are essential to the potency
of the most effective Dominican Mamajuana recipe. Such wonderfully named
items as €“ Anamú (bark of the tree), Bohuco (a type of creeper), Brasil,
Canelilla (Cinammon based ingredient), Caro, Marabeli, Osua, various
'twig type ingredients' like Palo Indio, Palo de Maguey and Pega Palo
(to 'give it some stick'! €“ Pega Palo literally means a 'hitting
stick'), plus some other exotics like Timacle..."

--
Joseph Littleshoes

"The two main political parties ruled alternately as if by tacit
agreement. Politically they were practically indistinguishable (one
perhaps a shade more liberal) but in both camps supporters were more
swayed by personalities than by issues. Both parties were heavily
dependent on the large industrial conglomerates. Corruption was
widespread, the conglomerates dictated economic policy, and with few
outstanding exceptions, politicians' reputations were low."

"Joseph Littleshoes" > wrote in message
.. .
> Lou Decruss wrote:
>> On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 22:15:10 -0400, "Zeppo_m" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>
>>>>http://www.visiting-the-dominican-re...na-recipe.html
>>>>
>>>>or
>>>>
>>>>http://tinyurl.com/yw2zjx
>>>>
>>>>We're looking to find the mix cheaper. It's really good stuff.
>>>
>>>
>>>Lou,
>>>Had a friend bring a 'kit' back for me from the Dominican republic. We
>>>gave it a try but found it pretty vile. Not sure if we did something
>>>wrong or it was a cheap tourist version of the stuff but it was not for
>>>me.
>>
>>
>> I actually didn't think there'd be anyone who had tried it here. It's
>> definitely a strong taste. I liked it, but I'm pretty easy to please.
>> I wish the kit wasn't so expensive. They're going back to the DR so
>> maybe I'll wait till then. You can bring the kit back, but not the
>> finished product.
>>
>> Lou
>
> After i read this twice to make sure i wasn't misreading ... which of
> course i was .... and so scraped my original post of ALice B. Toklas's
> 'brownie" recipe & then i googeled and found what appears to be our own Al
> Smiths comments
>
> http://www.visiting-the-dominican-re...na-recipe.html
>
> "...First collect a bouquet of strange twigs!
>
Well, the link explains why we didn't like it too much.

Our 'kit' came with a bottle of herbs, sticks and shavings, which was taped
to a bottle of rum. The directions said nothing about combining these with
red wine and honey! Might have had a very different flavor...

Jon

On Jul 1, 6:47*pm, Lou Decruss > wrote:
> We had some over the weekend. *The mix was brought back from the
> Dominican and made here in Chicago. *I'd never heard of it or the lore
> behind it. *I must say it was delicious, but the claimed "effects"
> never kicked it. *I'd have it again for sure. *We're trying to find
> somewhere to order the mix so I can make my own. *You can read more if
> you want he
>
> http://www.visiting-the-dominican-re...n-mamajuana-re...
>
> or
>
> http://tinyurl.com/yw2zjx
>
> We're looking to find the mix cheaper. *It's really good stuff.
>
> Lou

Stems and seeds? I remember those days!!

On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:16:48 -0700, Joseph Littleshoes
> wrote:

>Lou Decruss wrote:
>> On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 22:15:10 -0400, "Zeppo_m" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>
>>>>http://www.visiting-the-dominican-re...na-recipe.html
>>>>
>>>>or
>>>>
>>>>http://tinyurl.com/yw2zjx
>>>>
>>>>We're looking to find the mix cheaper. It's really good stuff.
>>>
>>>
>>>Lou,
>>>Had a friend bring a 'kit' back for me from the Dominican republic. We gave
>>>it a try but found it pretty vile. Not sure if we did something wrong or it
>>>was a cheap tourist version of the stuff but it was not for me.
>>
>>
>> I actually didn't think there'd be anyone who had tried it here. It's
>> definitely a strong taste. I liked it, but I'm pretty easy to please.
>> I wish the kit wasn't so expensive. They're going back to the DR so
>> maybe I'll wait till then. You can bring the kit back, but not the
>> finished product.
>>
>> Lou
>
>After i read this twice to make sure i wasn't misreading ... which of
>course i was .... and so scraped my original post of ALice B. Toklas's
>'brownie" recipe

When I saw what it looked after I posted it I realized Very few people
would read it. I dunno what I was thinking.

Lou

On Wed, 2 Jul 2008 13:07:21 -0400, "Zeppo" >
wrote:

>Well, the link explains why we didn't like it too much.
>
>Our 'kit' came with a bottle of herbs, sticks and shavings, which was taped
>to a bottle of rum. The directions said nothing about combining these with
>red wine and honey! Might have had a very different flavor...

I imagine without the wine and honey it would be pretty nasty. From
what they told me the herb and stick kit lasts up to 10 years.

Lou

On Wed, 2 Jul 2008 10:17:38 -0700 (PDT), merryb >
wrote:

>On Jul 1, 6:47*pm, Lou Decruss > wrote:
>> We had some over the weekend. *The mix was brought back from the
>> Dominican and made here in Chicago. *I'd never heard of it or the lore
>> behind it. *I must say it was delicious, but the claimed "effects"
>> never kicked it. *I'd have it again for sure. *We're trying to find
>> somewhere to order the mix so I can make my own. *You can read more if
>> you want he
>>
>> http://www.visiting-the-dominican-re...n-mamajuana-re...
>>
>> or
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/yw2zjx
>>
>> We're looking to find the mix cheaper. *It's really good stuff.
>>
>> Lou
>
>Stems and seeds? I remember those days!!

Hummmm... I'll bet you filled your bong with orange crush to make
screwdrivers too.

Lou

Lou Decruss wrote:
>
> On Wed, 2 Jul 2008 13:07:21 -0400, "Zeppo" >
> wrote:
>
> >Well, the link explains why we didn't like it too much.
> >
> >Our 'kit' came with a bottle of herbs, sticks and shavings, which was taped
> >to a bottle of rum. The directions said nothing about combining these with
> >red wine and honey! Might have had a very different flavor...
>
> I imagine without the wine and honey it would be pretty nasty. From
> what they told me the herb and stick kit lasts up to 10 years.

A list of typical herbs and spices can be found he

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mama_Juana

I'm not familiar with any of the names on this list.

> Hummmm... I'll bet you filled your bong with orange crush to make
> screwdrivers too.
>
> Lou- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Nope, never did that! I do remember vanilla extract...barely

On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:54:53 -0700, Mark Thorson >
wrote:

>Lou Decruss wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, 2 Jul 2008 13:07:21 -0400, "Zeppo" >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Well, the link explains why we didn't like it too much.
>> >
>> >Our 'kit' came with a bottle of herbs, sticks and shavings, which was taped
>> >to a bottle of rum. The directions said nothing about combining these with
>> >red wine and honey! Might have had a very different flavor...
>>
>> I imagine without the wine and honey it would be pretty nasty. From
>> what they told me the herb and stick kit lasts up to 10 years.
>
>A list of typical herbs and spices can be found he
>
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mama_Juana

I never thought to look on wiki. Dummie me.

>I'm not familiar with any of the names on this list.

Me neither. Certainly not anything I've seen at Penzey's.

Lou

On Wed, 2 Jul 2008 13:17:22 -0700 (PDT), merryb >
wrote:

>
>> Hummmm... I'll bet you filled your bong with orange crush to make
>> screwdrivers too.
>>
>> Lou- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
>Nope, never did that!

Mamajuana tastes much better.

> I do remember vanilla extract...barely

Never heard of that trick.

Lou

Lou Decruss wrote:
> On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 Joseph Littleshoes wrote:

>>After i read this twice to make sure i wasn't misreading ... which of
>>course i was .... and so scraped my original post of Alice B. Toklas's
>>"brownie" recipe
>
>
> When I saw what it looked after I posted it I realized Very few people
> would read it. I dunno what I was thinking.
>
> Lou

Thank goodness i have made a habit of proof reading my posts and making
sure i understood the post i am responding to

One of the first posts i made to a cooking group was a defense of the
food product spam, only to come to find out the original poster i was
responding to was complaining about the the type of posting called spam.

Here's something from a friend of mine who is an authority on these
matters wrote me back when i asked him about it.

"The sticks, leaves and roots added to mamajuana may be taken from
various plants and trees in the Dominican Republic such as Anam�,
Bohuco, Palo Brasil, Canililla (which is not cinnamon based), Caro,
Marabeli, Clavo Dulce, and Hoja de Maguey, as well as guyacan and are
usually added to fill about half of the bottle.

You may add additional ingredients to flavor, such as cinnamon, raisons,
molasses, and lime.

Then you fill the bottle with (usually) high proof dark rum.

However, when you make a new bottle, before adding the rum, you want
to "cure" the wood. This is done is by adding a cheaper, weaker rum to
the bottle and letting it sit 5-7 weeks to cut the bitterness of the
various herbs. Then you can pour out the rum and add the stronger rum. I
have heard of others curing the herbs with wine or wine and honey.
Everyone has their own way of making it, and I am certain you will,
especially if you ask real Dominican connoisseurs, be told that these
suggestions are just all wrong. Inevitably, everyone's suggestions are
just totally wrong, and the person you ask is the only one who knows
what they're doing. ;-)

You can get these ingredients from most well stocked Caribbean Groceries
or botanicas. Look around for a dominican neighborhood. Of course, if
you find one, you can probably just buy the stuff ready made and be done
with it. It is a lot easier than doing it yourself.

Anam� is a specific plant, not a word meaning "bark of a tree", as are
the others. Forget recourse to standard Spanish dictionaries when it
comes to Caribbean and Central American botanical terms. You will find
even the best commercial dictionaries to be a waste of time. In Cuba
alone, most plants may have three or four names, or one name may be
applied to a half dozen different plants, some of which may be nothing
like one another. Look for the rarer Botanical dictionaries or
compendiums on Caribbean botany."


--
Joseph Littleshoes

"The two main political parties ruled alternately as if by tacit
agreement. Politically they were practically indistinguishable (one
perhaps a shade more liberal) but in both camps supporters were more
swayed by personalities than by issues. Both parties were heavily
dependent on the large industrial conglomerates. Corruption was
widespread, the conglomerates dictated economic policy, and with few
outstanding exceptions, politicians' reputations were low."

On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:04:08 -0700, Joseph Littleshoes
> wrote:

>Lou Decruss wrote:
>> On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 Joseph Littleshoes wrote:
>
>>>After i read this twice to make sure i wasn't misreading ... which of
>>>course i was .... and so scraped my original post of Alice B. Toklas's
>>>"brownie" recipe
>>
>>
>> When I saw what it looked after I posted it I realized Very few people
>> would read it. I dunno what I was thinking.
>>
>> Lou
>
>Thank goodness i have made a habit of proof reading my posts and making
>sure i understood the post i am responding to

I'm glad you have that habit Joseph. I'm snipping the rest of the
post but I'm sending it to my Puerto Rican friend in hopes he knows of
a Caribbean market.

Thanks very much,

Lou