Winter Drinks: Grog

 Grog

• 2 ounces dark rum
• 1 sugar cube
• 3 cloves
• 1 Cinnamon Stick
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• Boiling Water

Place all ingredients save the boiling water in a 8 ounce mug.  Sir to dissolve sugar, leaving the spoon in the mug.  Fill with boiling water.

If you want to make this with Whiskey

1. Change out the rum with Whiskey
2. add one teaspoon of honey.

Winter Drinks-Hot Buttered Rum

 Hot Buttered Rum

• 2 to 3 ounces dark rum
• Twisted lemon peel
• 1 Cinnamon Stick
• 2 Cloves
• Sweet Cider or water
• 1 tablespoon butter
• Nutmeg

Mix Rum, lemon peel in a warmed 12 once mug. Heat the cider or water to boiling and pour into the spiced rum.  Add the butter and stir well.  Sprinkle nutmeg on top.  

June 2nd, 1961-Aboard Queen Elizabeth with Photos

•  June 2nd, 1961
• Aboard Queen Elizabeth
• Sunny, clear, windy

Managed to get up in time for breakfast though it was an effort. Went up to the sports deck to sun ourselves in our deck chairs and stayed most of the morning. It was windy but sunny and not too cold. More lying around the sun deck in the afternoon. Bingo in the evening in the Garden Lounge. Not too many playing and the stakes fairly low. They have a fairly good orchestra and some of the selections their afternoon and evening were very well done.

Mary aboard the Queen Elizabeth

Aboard the Queen Elizabeth

Winter Drinks-Hot Mulled Cider

 Hot Mulled Cider

• 1 gallon cider
• 2 large oranges
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1 quart brandy
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 8 whole cloves

Peel and slice oranges.  Add the oranges, raisins and 1/2 cup of brandy to bowl and let sit overnight. Mix cider, remaining brandy, sugar, cinnamon sticks, nutmeg and cloves to a large container and simmer for 10 minutes.  Add fruit and stir. 

Winter Drinks: Irish Coffee

 Irish Coffee

• Whipped Cream
• Coffee
• Sugar
• Whiskey

Preheat a steamed Whiskey goblet by rinsing it in very hot water. Pour 1 jigger of Irish whiskey. Add 3 sugar cubes.  Fill goblet with strong black coffee to within a inch fo the top. Stir to dissolve sugar.  Top with Whipped Cream.

Winter Drinks-Smoking Bishop

 Sadly, Father-in-Law passed away this year.  In amongst his papers, we found a number of winter drinks that I thought I would share.  All of these recipes came out of a Washington Post article in the 70s.  First, there is the drink that Ebenezer Scrooge offered his employee, Bob Cratchit, on Boxing Day.  It calls for quite a bit of ruby port for 12 servings!  I haven't tried any of these yet, so would love to hear what you think.

Smoking Bishop (12 Servings)

• 2 oranges
• 10 to 12 cloves
• 12 sugar cubes
• 1 lemon
• 3 bottles of ruby port
• Grated nutmeg

Stud oranges with cloves, then roast in a preheated 400-degree F over for 30 minute.  Rub sugar cubes into the skin of the lemon.  Quarter oranges, put in a saucepan with the sugar and juice of the lemon.  Add port and heat to boiling.  Simmer for 1 to 2 minutes.  Serve in heated mugs with a dusting of nutmeg.

May 31st, 1961-Meadow House & the Mews, London with Photos

•  May 31st, 1961
• Meadow House & the Mews, London
• Mild-sunny-fairly clear for Eng.

This morning we came up to London with Ann’s father, Mr. Gordon Cambell, who has a Queen’s appointment to something or other connected to the Courts. He put us on the train for Baker Street (ancient haunt of Sherlock Holmes) and we took a cab from there to the mews. The mews (formerly the Kings’ stable) have been modeled into apts. And Peter bought one some years ago. It is very quaint, and we had tea there. Then went down to Kew by boat to see the gardens; and from there to Hampton Court by bus. Wonderful to see and recall its history. Back to the mews for supper and then Peter drove us over London to see some of it at night. Room for the night at Morton Hotel, the poorest we have had yet. Peter drove Dad to see Lord’s the famous cricket field.

London Kew

Hampton Court

Hampton Court

Hampton Court

Hampton Court