I'm serving Moose martinis at the Chez Tammy Thanksgiving bar.

From www.drinksmixer.com

3 oz blackcurrant vodka
1 tsp Chambord® raspberry liqueur

Method
Shake both ingredients with cracked ice and strain into a chilled
cocktail glass. Garnish with juniper berries macerated in vermouth,
and serve.

Other martini offerings are available :-)

God love ya, Moosemeat, I miss you a bunch!

TammyM

TammyM wrote:
> I'm serving Moose martinis at the Chez Tammy Thanksgiving bar.
>
> From www.drinksmixer.com
>
> 3 oz blackcurrant vodka
> 1 tsp Chambord® raspberry liqueur

Huh? WHere's the gin?
When did "martini" go from a gin/vermouth mix to all these other flavors??

Yeah, Moosie is missed.
Goomba

On Thu 24 Nov 2005 08:21:47p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Goomba38?

> TammyM wrote:
>> I'm serving Moose martinis at the Chez Tammy Thanksgiving bar.
>>
>> From www.drinksmixer.com
>>
>> 3 oz blackcurrant vodka 1 tsp Chambord® raspberry liqueur
>
> Huh? WHere's the gin?
> When did "martini" go from a gin/vermouth mix to all these other
> flavors??

When some idiot decided to open the first "martini bar" and serve drinks
of every flavor under the sun based on the premise that some kind of vodka
mixed with an assortment of other liquors constitutes a "martini". In
their demented capacity they deduced that any drink consisting of all
spirits was the equivalent. Apparently it's chic and fashionable with
much of the younger set. :-(

Some of these drinks may be tasteworthy, but they sure as hell aren't
martinis by any stretch of the imagination. FWIW, I don't even recognize
a vodka "martini" as a true martini.

> Yeah, Moosie is missed.

Yes, he will.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
_____________________________________________

A chicken in every pot is a *LOT* of chicken!

In article >,
Goomba38 > wrote:

> TammyM wrote:
> > I'm serving Moose martinis at the Chez Tammy Thanksgiving bar.
> >
> > From www.drinksmixer.com
> >
> > 3 oz blackcurrant vodka
> > 1 tsp Chambord® raspberry liqueur
>
> Huh? WHere's the gin?
> When did "martini" go from a gin/vermouth mix to all these other flavors??


You didn't read the recipe very carefully:

>>Method
>>Shake both ingredients with cracked ice and strain into a chilled
>>cocktail glass. Garnish with juniper berries macerated in vermouth,
>>and serve.



Juniper berries are the primary flavoring for gin. It is often made
with vodka flavored with juniper berries, among other things. The above
specifies vermouth. Still, I have to agree.

--
Dan Abel

Petaluma, California, USA

On Thu, 24 Nov 2005, TammyM wrote:

> I'm serving Moose martinis at the Chez Tammy Thanksgiving bar.
>
> From www.drinksmixer.com
>
> 3 oz blackcurrant vodka
> 1 tsp Chambord® raspberry liqueur
>
> Method
> Shake both ingredients with cracked ice and strain into a chilled
> cocktail glass. Garnish with juniper berries macerated in vermouth,
> and serve.
>
> Other martini offerings are available :-)
>
> God love ya, Moosemeat, I miss you a bunch!
>
> TammyM
>

What happened to Moosie????

Elaine, too

On Thu 24 Nov 2005 10:11:13p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Elaine
Parrish?

>
>
>
> On Thu, 24 Nov 2005, TammyM wrote:
>
>> I'm serving Moose martinis at the Chez Tammy Thanksgiving bar.
>>
>> From www.drinksmixer.com
>>
>> 3 oz blackcurrant vodka
>> 1 tsp Chambord® raspberry liqueur
>>
>> Method
>> Shake both ingredients with cracked ice and strain into a chilled
>> cocktail glass. Garnish with juniper berries macerated in vermouth,
>> and serve.
>>
>> Other martini offerings are available :-)
>>
>> God love ya, Moosemeat, I miss you a bunch!
>>
>> TammyM
>>
>
> What happened to Moosie????
>
> Elaine, too

He passed away, but I cannot recall the details.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
_____________________________________________

A chicken in every pot is a *LOT* of chicken!

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> When some idiot decided to open the first "martini bar" and serve drinks
> of every flavor under the sun based on the premise that some kind of vodka
> mixed with an assortment of other liquors constitutes a "martini".

Au contraire, monsieur. It is based on the premise that anything
served in a martini glass is a martini. Sacrilidge, I say!

> In
> their demented capacity they deduced that any drink consisting of all
> spirits was the equivalent. Apparently it's chic and fashionable with
> much of the younger set. :-(
>
> Some of these drinks may be tasteworthy, but they sure as hell aren't
> martinis by any stretch of the imagination. FWIW, I don't even recognize
> a vodka "martini" as a true martini.

ITA. Vokda does not a martini make.

-L.

On Thu 24 Nov 2005 11:04:42p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it -L.?

>
> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> When some idiot decided to open the first "martini bar" and serve
>> drinks of every flavor under the sun based on the premise that some
>> kind of vodka mixed with an assortment of other liquors constitutes a
>> "martini".
>
> Au contraire, monsieur. It is based on the premise that anything
> served in a martini glass is a martini. Sacrilidge, I say!

Indeed, but FWIW, I actually prefer my gin martini on the rocks. I like
extremely cold drinks. :-)

>> In
>> their demented capacity they deduced that any drink consisting of all
>> spirits was the equivalent. Apparently it's chic and fashionable with
>> much of the younger set. :-(
>>
>> Some of these drinks may be tasteworthy, but they sure as hell aren't
>> martinis by any stretch of the imagination. FWIW, I don't even
>> recognize a vodka "martini" as a true martini.
>
> ITA. Vokda does not a martini make.

I totally agree.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
_____________________________________________

A chicken in every pot is a *LOT* of chicken!

Happy Thanksgiving, Moose. You're not forgotten.

Carol
--
Wash away the gray to respond.

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Thu 24 Nov 2005 08:21:47p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Goomba38?
>
>
>>TammyM wrote:
>>
>>>I'm serving Moose martinis at the Chez Tammy Thanksgiving bar.
>>>
>>>From www.drinksmixer.com
>>>
>>>3 oz blackcurrant vodka 1 tsp Chambord® raspberry liqueur
>>
>>Huh? WHere's the gin?
>>When did "martini" go from a gin/vermouth mix to all these other
>>flavors??
>
>
> When some idiot decided to open the first "martini bar" and serve drinks
> of every flavor under the sun based on the premise that some kind of vodka
> mixed with an assortment of other liquors constitutes a "martini". In
> their demented capacity they deduced that any drink consisting of all
> spirits was the equivalent. Apparently it's chic and fashionable with
> much of the younger set. :-(

And has been since the 50's when a vodka company wanted to move into the
US market and did so with some product placements in various movies
advocating the "vodka martini". Since then, "martini" has become
synonomous with "cocktail" instead of refering to the specific
gin/vermouth drink it'd been for years before.

>
> Some of these drinks may be tasteworthy, but they sure as hell aren't
> martinis by any stretch of the imagination. FWIW, I don't even recognize
> a vodka "martini" as a true martini.

Neither do I.

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Thu 24 Nov 2005 11:04:42p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it -L.?
>
> >
> > Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> >> When some idiot decided to open the first "martini bar" and serve
> >> drinks of every flavor under the sun based on the premise that some
> >> kind of vodka mixed with an assortment of other liquors constitutes a
> >> "martini".
> >
> > Au contraire, monsieur. It is based on the premise that anything
> > served in a martini glass is a martini. Sacrilidge, I say!
>
> Indeed, but FWIW, I actually prefer my gin martini on the rocks. I like
> extremely cold drinks. :-)

As do I. Store the gin in the freezer. Pre-ice the glass with crushed
ice (full) and club soda - the little bit of salt in the club soda
makes the glass get *really* cold. No more watered-down martinis!

I am also a triple olive girl - the big, fat imported kind stuffed with
pimento. Yum. Now I have to go buiy some gin tomorrow - see what you
have done!

-L.

On 25 Nov 2005, Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> On Thu 24 Nov 2005 10:11:13p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Elaine
> Parrish?
>
> >
> >
> >>
> >> God love ya, Moosemeat, I miss you a bunch!
> >>
> >> TammyM
> >>
> >
> > What happened to Moosie????
> >
> > Elaine, too
>
> He passed away, but I cannot recall the details.
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright *¿*
> _____________________________________________
>
> A chicken in every pot is a *LOT* of chicken!
>

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. I enjoyed his posts.

Thanks, Wayne

Elaine Parrish wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Nov 2005, TammyM wrote:
>
>> I'm serving Moose martinis at the Chez Tammy Thanksgiving bar.
>>
>> From www.drinksmixer.com
>>
>> 3 oz blackcurrant vodka
>> 1 tsp Chambord® raspberry liqueur
>>
>> Method
>> Shake both ingredients with cracked ice and strain into a chilled
>> cocktail glass. Garnish with juniper berries macerated in vermouth,
>> and serve.
>>
>> Other martini offerings are available :-)
>>
>> God love ya, Moosemeat, I miss you a bunch!
>>
>> TammyM
>>
>
> What happened to Moosie????
>
> Elaine, too

He died of a heart attack at an early age in March of this year.

Jill (who might just boil ribs in his honor... teasing!)

On Fri 25 Nov 2005 12:59:53a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it -L.?

>
> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Thu 24 Nov 2005 11:04:42p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it -L.?
>>
>> >
>> > Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> >> When some idiot decided to open the first "martini bar" and serve
>> >> drinks of every flavor under the sun based on the premise that some
>> >> kind of vodka mixed with an assortment of other liquors constitutes a
>> >> "martini".
>> >
>> > Au contraire, monsieur. It is based on the premise that anything
>> > served in a martini glass is a martini. Sacrilidge, I say!
>>
>> Indeed, but FWIW, I actually prefer my gin martini on the rocks. I like
>> extremely cold drinks. :-)
>
> As do I. Store the gin in the freezer. Pre-ice the glass with crushed
> ice (full) and club soda - the little bit of salt in the club soda
> makes the glass get *really* cold. No more watered-down martinis!

That's a great tip, -L. Thanks!

> I am also a triple olive girl - the big, fat imported kind stuffed with
> pimento. Yum. Now I have to go buiy some gin tomorrow - see what you
> have done!

Trip fat stuffed olives for me, too!

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
_____________________________________________

A chicken in every pot is a *LOT* of chicken!

On Fri 25 Nov 2005 01:56:51a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Elaine
Parrish?

>
>
>
> On 25 Nov 2005, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
>> On Thu 24 Nov 2005 10:11:13p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Elaine
>> Parrish?
>>
>> >
>> >
>> >>
>> >> God love ya, Moosemeat, I miss you a bunch!
>> >>
>> >> TammyM
>> >>
>> >
>> > What happened to Moosie????
>> >
>> > Elaine, too
>>
>> He passed away, but I cannot recall the details.
>>
>> --
>> Wayne Boatwright *¿*
>> _____________________________________________
>>
>> A chicken in every pot is a *LOT* of chicken!
>>
>
> Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. I enjoyed his posts.
>
> Thanks, Wayne

Yes, he is missed by many here on rfc.



--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
_____________________________________________

A chicken in every pot is a *LOT* of chicken!

On Fri, 25 Nov 2005 00:42:56 -0600, Damsel in dis Dress
> rummaged among random neurons and opined:

>Happy Thanksgiving, Moose. You're not forgotten.

I hope there's a good martini bar where he is, 'cause I'm hopin' to
join him in the "sweet bye and bye."

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA

"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines

To reply, replace "spaminator" with "cox"

One time on Usenet, "Michael \"Dog3\" Lonergan" > said:
> (TammyM) looking for trouble wrote in
> :
>
> > I'm serving Moose martinis at the Chez Tammy Thanksgiving bar.
> >
> > From www.drinksmixer.com
> >
> > 3 oz blackcurrant vodka
> > 1 tsp Chambord® raspberry liqueur
> >
> > Method
> > Shake both ingredients with cracked ice and strain into a chilled
> > cocktail glass. Garnish with juniper berries macerated in vermouth,
> > and serve.
> >
> > Other martini offerings are available :-)
> >
> > God love ya, Moosemeat, I miss you a bunch!

> OMFG... May his soul rest in peace. I miss him too along with his rib
> escapades.

Yeah, when I saw Tammy's subject header, I thought perhaps some
boiled ribs were in the works. ;-) Ed was a funny guy; I miss his
sense of humor in RFC...


--
Jani in WA (S'mee)
~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

One time on Usenet, "Michael \"Dog3\" Lonergan" > said:
> Goomba38 > looking for trouble wrote in
> :
>
> > TammyM wrote:
> >> I'm serving Moose martinis at the Chez Tammy Thanksgiving bar.
> >>
> >> From www.drinksmixer.com
> >>
> >> 3 oz blackcurrant vodka
> >> 1 tsp Chambord® raspberry liqueur
> >
> > Huh? WHere's the gin?
> > When did "martini" go from a gin/vermouth mix to all these other
> > flavors??
> >
> > Yeah, Moosie is missed.
> > Goomba
>
> Now I'm going to get snippy. THE martini is made with gin/vermouth. I
> have come to the conclusion that other alcohol mixtures is a trendy
> immitation
>
> Michael <- personal fan of a dirty vodka martini str8 up and make it dirty

Grandmother taught me to mix martinis (gin/vermouth/some green olive
juice) at the tender age of eight. Yup, these other combos are just
newbies... ;-)


--
Jani in WA (S'mee)
~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

On Thu, 24 Nov 2005 20:14:48 GMT, (TammyM) wrote:

>I'm serving Moose martinis at the Chez Tammy Thanksgiving bar.
>
>From www.drinksmixer.com
>
>3 oz blackcurrant vodka
>1 tsp Chambord® raspberry liqueur
>
>Method
>Shake both ingredients with cracked ice and strain into a chilled
>cocktail glass. Garnish with juniper berries macerated in vermouth,
>and serve.
>
>Other martini offerings are available :-)
>
>God love ya, Moosemeat, I miss you a bunch!

Didn't mean to cause a martini controversy <g> Just wanted to toast
my friend whose presence in rfc and my life I miss very much.

Moosie, dear, please make sure there's plenty of room for me in the
cocktail lounge of the great beyond :-)

TammyM

"TammyM" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 24 Nov 2005 20:14:48 GMT, (TammyM) wrote:
>
> >I'm serving Moose martinis at the Chez Tammy Thanksgiving bar.
> >
> >From www.drinksmixer.com
> >
> >3 oz blackcurrant vodka
> >1 tsp Chambord® raspberry liqueur
> >
> >Method
> >Shake both ingredients with cracked ice and strain into a chilled
> >cocktail glass. Garnish with juniper berries macerated in vermouth,
> >and serve.
> >
> >Other martini offerings are available :-)
> >
> >God love ya, Moosemeat, I miss you a bunch!
>
> Didn't mean to cause a martini controversy <g> Just wanted to toast
> my friend whose presence in rfc and my life I miss very much.
>
> Moosie, dear, please make sure there's plenty of room for me in the
> cocktail lounge of the great beyond :-)
>
> TammyM

I'll save ya a seat, Tammy!

kili

On Fri, 25 Nov 2005, jmcquown wrote:

> Elaine Parrish wrote:
> > On Thu, 24 Nov 2005, TammyM wrote:
> >
> >> I'm serving Moose martinis at the Chez Tammy Thanksgiving bar.
> >>
> >> From www.drinksmixer.com
> >>
> >> 3 oz blackcurrant vodka
> >> 1 tsp Chambord® raspberry liqueur
> >>
> >> Method
> >> Shake both ingredients with cracked ice and strain into a chilled
> >> cocktail glass. Garnish with juniper berries macerated in vermouth,
> >> and serve.
> >>
> >> Other martini offerings are available :-)
> >>
> >> God love ya, Moosemeat, I miss you a bunch!
> >>
> >> TammyM
> >>
> >
> > What happened to Moosie????
> >
> > Elaine, too
>
> He died of a heart attack at an early age in March of this year.
>
> Jill (who might just boil ribs in his honor... teasing!)
>
>
>

Thank you, Jill. That is sad. I always enjoyed his posts. I knew where he
was coming from on those "rib wars". I've boiled a rib or two in my
lifetime. <g>. Moosie was a good guy.

Elaine, too

TammyM wrote:

> Didn't mean to cause a martini controversy <g> Just wanted to toast
> my friend whose presence in rfc and my life I miss very much.
>
> Moosie, dear, please make sure there's plenty of room for me in the
> cocktail lounge of the great beyond :-)
>
> TammyM

Oh pooh, it wouldn't be RFC if we didn't pipe in with grumbles about the
deterioration in martinis, eh?

Make sure you ask Moosie for a good lounge act when you get there, okay?

Elaine Parrish wrote:

> On Fri, 25 Nov 2005, jmcquown wrote:
>
> > Elaine Parrish wrote:
> > > On Thu, 24 Nov 2005, TammyM wrote:
> > >
> > >> I'm serving Moose martinis at the Chez Tammy Thanksgiving bar.
> > >>
> > >> Other martini offerings are available :-)
> > >>
> > >> God love ya, Moosemeat, I miss you a bunch!
> > >> TammyM
> > >>
> > > What happened to Moosie????
> > >
> > He died of a heart attack at an early age in March of this year.
> > Jill (who might just boil ribs in his honor... teasing!)
> >
>
> Thank you, Jill. That is sad. I always enjoyed his posts. I knew where he
> was coming from on those "rib wars". I've boiled a rib or two in my
> lifetime. <g>. Moosie was a good guy.
> Elaine, too

I'm boiling up turkey carcass ribs, and dedicated the first soup to Moose.
Edrena

In article >,
"Michael \"Dog3\" Lonergan" > wrote:

> Now I'm going to get snippy. THE martini is made with gin/vermouth. I
> have come to the conclusion that other alcohol mixtures is a trendy
> immitation

Not picking on you, just the sentiment, it turns out that the
original martini was made with sweet vermouth. Since the purists insist
that it must be made with gin and extra dry vermouth, and that isn't how
the original was made, who cares what people do with it now?

Regards,
Ranee

Remove do not & spam to e-mail me.

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On Fri, 25 Nov 2005 04:49:34 -0600, "jmcquown" >
wrote:

>Elaine Parrish wrote:
>
>>>
>>> Other martini offerings are available :-)
>>>
>>> God love ya, Moosemeat, I miss you a bunch!
>>>
>>> TammyM
>>>
>>
>> What happened to Moosie????
>>
>> Elaine, too
>
>He died of a heart attack at an early age in March of this year.

That is sad. I remember his first post and the flame war it started. :-)

ttfn,
jan