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UTUSN
(70,686 posts)I like cool bottles too.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)The excellence of the contents was matched by the squared bottle he used, with 'Eixir' embossed on the sides.
UTUSN
(70,686 posts)pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)I still remember your shirt.
raven mad
(4,940 posts)I don't make it - no room here to do so, but I know it uses coffee beans and Everclear. If I can find it (somewhere in the annals of my 900 cookbooks), I'll post it for you. Beats store-bought hands down!
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)What made it special to me was that my teacher made it himself, and that he chose such a special bottle for it.
I was away from there and out of contact with him for a long time, but I attended his 80th birthday party--which HE threw for US on a yacht, at his expense. That's the kind of guy he was.
raven mad
(4,940 posts)Teachers like that are why I refuse to stop learning. At least, until it comes to string theory; when it comes to strings, I listen to my cats........
I think it's in the 1942 Good Housekeeping Cookbook that my mother-in-law left me when she died in 2000. It was one she got for herself when she and my father-in-law were first married; I keep all my special and heirloom-type recipes in it. I wrote your DU name down (see, still a newbie) so I can 'tag' you when I locate it!
Then maybe you know someone just as special, and find a great bottle, and can pay it forward!
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)And yes, pay it forward. My teacher, Gene Friedman, was a vey special guy--and he will always have a memorial in my heart.
My main cookbook is a very old hardcover of Joy of Cooking. I probably should update it...
raven mad
(4,940 posts)Feel free to print/share/whatever. Jim wouldn't mind at all. We all call it Crawford Kahlua.
2 lbs. light brown sugar
1 fifth bottle of 190-proof Everclear
5 tablespoons vanilla extract (don't use the "flavoring" get the real stuff)
8 - 10 coffee beans
4 vanilla beans, split
In a Dutch oven or large nonmetal pot, bring coffee to a boil. Stirring all the time, add the brown sugar. Return to a full boil. Don't quit stirring. Add coffee and vanilla beans. Once returned to boil, let cool till room temperature. (Stick it in a pan of cold water if you're in a hurry, but make sure it doesn't get diluted.)
When cool, add vanilla and Everclear. Stir. Be sure to take the next step carefully: strain into whatever bottle/bottles you're using. To each bottle, add 1/2 the coffee beans and 1/2 the vanilla beans. Cool completely on counter, then refrigerate.
You're ready to rock and roll. I recommend leaving it in the fridge for 3 or 4 days before using.
Jimmy's no longer with us, so I'm glad I found this! Enjoy!
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)That sounds goood. Sorry about Johnny.
raven mad
(4,940 posts)Although, I swear it - I have bought wines for the names........like Mad Housewife, A Red Wine (total label), Fourplay, Evil Bastard.......... if I had the money and space (700 sf. doesn't work) I'd have a wine storage area just for the giggles.
ScreamingMeemie
(68,918 posts)It's where I store my four bottles of "Procrastinate" wine that I plan on drinking... tomorrow.
Gidney N Cloyd
(19,834 posts)raven mad
(4,940 posts)Unfortunately, it would take up the entire kitchen, bath and part of the living area in my cabin!