Comments on: Friday Cocktail Hour: Scamper Juice

By: Honk Honk Roasted Goose | Michael Ruhlman

Honk Honk Roasted Goose | Michael Ruhlman — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 19:36:39 +0000

[...] cocktails: Scamper Juice, Eggnog, and the Major [...]

By: Friday Cocktail Hour: Eggnog | Michael Ruhlman

Friday Cocktail Hour: Eggnog | Michael Ruhlman — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:22:07 +0000

[...] cocktails that are sure to please your guests Scamper Juice and The Major [...]

By: Michael Ruhlman

Michael Ruhlman — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:07:11 +0000

brilliant punch ratio, thank you!

I might swap the water with something flavorful like seasoned cider.

By: Michael Ruhlman

Michael Ruhlman — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:05:49 +0000

ah, nostagia … thanks.

By: Michael Ruhlman

Michael Ruhlman — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:04:31 +0000

that was peter all right! who’s your pop. did we know each other?

By: Ken

Ken — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 18:50:02 +0000

I love to see the guests’ eyes when they find the punch bowl on the table. To me, a big punch bowl with a potent brew says festivities are about commence, and this punch would certainly pave the way.

I have a punch recipe in rhyme, courtesy of Jennifer Dixon of Two Fat Ladies fame –

One of sour
Two of sweet
Three of strong
Four of week

At our house that would one of lime juice, two of simple syrup, three of dark rum and four of water, but if you follow these… what are they? Ratios? Or something? You have an easy to remember basis for any type of flavored punch you want to produce.

By: Teri

Teri — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 13:47:41 +0000

In the swinging 70′s my parents used to have rip roaring parties. All the ladies in long dresses swilling down some punch my mother was famous for. I remember by the end of the night these formerly coiffed ladies were staggering around, hair all cock-eyed. My brother and I would sit on the stairs in our pj’s just laughing and laughing.

By: karen downie makley

karen downie makley — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 13:26:18 +0000

Love the wine ice cube idea! My pop, who always enjoyed Zacher’s cooking, once asked Peter the secret to fine gourmet cooking. Zacher, who was probably fortifying some beouf bourguignon as my dad queried, turned around with a big bottle of red in hand and replied: “more wine.” Dad thought that was the smartest answer in the world and still chuckles about it!

By: allen

allen — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 07:43:10 +0000

3 year old eggnogg. Does it get better as it ages? Hell yeah!

By: ruhlman

ruhlman — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 03:31:42 +0000

that, was amazing. many thanks. look fwd to other links.

By: Tags

Tags — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 23:53:36 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p63ZKW7fVls

By: Tags

Tags — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 23:53:21 +0000

In keeping with the last two Friday themes of “A Christmas Story” and NPR, I submit Jean Shepherd reading the original short story that led to “A Christmas Story,” (in 5 parts) which has a sidebar link to “Jean Shepherd on Beer” that oddly enough put me even more in the Christmas spirit.

By: ruhlman

ruhlman — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 20:26:15 +0000

yeah, I was going to mention that. fine to mix everything at once before hand then add the champagne to serve.

thanks for the cooler recipe, will have to try!

By: Pat

Pat — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:35:31 +0000

If you don’t have a big punch bowl, and if you want to keep the champagne sparkle (without it going flat), you can make individual batches of a very tasty festive punch-like drink. No one ever refuses this one: Champagne Cooler. Per person, in a very tall slim glass: 1 oz Cognac, 1 oz Cointreau, half a thin slice of orange, 3 ice cubes, then top up the glass with dry champagne. Do not shake, so as to keep the bubbles. Or you could make the classic Air Mail cocktail as described on the Esquire magazine website.