tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post486684003017687530..comments2024-03-23T09:59:53.293+00:00Comments on LINEN ON THE HEDGEROW: Manhattans, Mikado and MassRichard Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10826907710570316952noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-32739062493557263422012-07-16T20:43:29.268+01:002012-07-16T20:43:29.268+01:00Manhattans – yes! I must have missed Fr. Z’s piece...Manhattans – yes! I must have missed Fr. Z’s piece on them but I have been a devotee of them for decades. However, this being Wisconsin - noted for being the biggest consumer of brandy among the 50 States – I use brandy. As I don’t like it too sweet, I use half and half of sweet and dry vermouth plus a dash of bitters. Nectar! Yes, none of your maraschino cherries, either! If more ‘bulk’ is needed, try almond-stuffed green olives or cocktail onions.<br /><br />Americanizing G & S…??? Horrors! Someone once gave me a CD of The Pirates of Penzance performed by an American cast. It just didn’t sound right – those accents, you see.GORhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14313101159848740722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-6626368820163168552012-07-15T04:31:57.686+01:002012-07-15T04:31:57.686+01:00Hillbilly, um, music can make even the sturdiest m...Hillbilly, um, music can make even the sturdiest man despair of salvation.Lawrence Hall, HSGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906964306659335649noreply@blogger.com