notes from maggie's farm
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| I might not find myself in Kentucky this weekend, I might not be the gambling kind, I might not have a grand hat to rest upon my farming-weary head. I may not have opera glasses with which to spy the goings-on in the crowd, as much as on the track. But, darnit, I can drink a mint julep. A few, in fact.
Well, I just love mint. That's all.
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| Image courtesy of Bon Appetite |
Bon Appetite gets us started with the proper supplies.
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| Getty Images, courtesy of CNN.COM
Whether contemporary or classic, one can be assured there is a mint julep for your tastes. CNN's Eatocracy, 5@5: Mint Juleps 5 Ways for Derby Day
Getty Images, courtesy of CNN.COM
And, below, Sara Moulton and guest demonstrate the technique for a crowd:
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May the winds of fortune sail you,
May you sail a gentle sea,
May it always be the other guy,
Who says, this drink's on me.
Read more:
The Long Distance Guide to the Kentucky Derby, Vanity Fair
Kentucky Derby, Garden and Gun Magazine
Do the Kentucky Derby, Southern Living Magazine
Beautiful images. I love mint... my mint in my garden is getting ready to enter the "relocation program" since it seems posed to take over the raised bed:) Might have to get me a big hat, make a mint julep, fake a Southern accent and pretend I'm at the Kentucky Derby.
ReplyDeleteI've got a pot of mint about to do the same. I'm going to really put it to the test and transplant it into a no-plant-has-survived zone.
ReplyDeleteI think I'll pretend right along with you!
Love the pictures. I love mint. It's so refreshing.
ReplyDeleteThank you! Hope your horse won this weekend!
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