tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post5278584271077571504..comments2024-03-19T14:51:21.425-04:00Comments on The Trad: Oy, Limey, I'm a Gimlet but I need a Canucktintinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13652066200071703445noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-10660605495387108092015-04-10T02:06:24.743-04:002015-04-10T02:06:24.743-04:00The gimlet is Terry Lennox's drink of choice i...The gimlet is Terry Lennox's drink of choice in _The Long Goodbye_, which I think is the greatest American novel, after I've had a couple of gimlets.Lindgrennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-22758865157090957142012-08-12T19:15:57.484-04:002012-08-12T19:15:57.484-04:00on the sauce again, buttercup?on the sauce again, buttercup?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-18018037927756537812012-08-12T16:39:46.677-04:002012-08-12T16:39:46.677-04:00I would have loved to help you out but thanks to N...I would have loved to help you out but thanks to NAFTA, I think it's all the same stuff now. The Rose's label now reads sugar, glucose/fructose...which is hfcs in Canada. The French lime cordial by Marie Brizard still lists only cane sugar as does the Italian Luxardo. <br />I know it won't quite have the same trady flavour notes but I might go with fresh lime juice and simple syrup at 1 to 1. If colour is important, a drop of neon green food colouring should get you pretty close. But if you still want to try it out, just say the word...Oyster Guynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-47055000549365263942012-08-10T13:57:39.075-04:002012-08-10T13:57:39.075-04:00JP -
The horror! I always thought they were a di...JP - <br />The horror! I always thought they were a division. Thank you for the correction.tintinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13652066200071703445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-21092790827411155102012-08-10T13:52:15.327-04:002012-08-10T13:52:15.327-04:00Sen~or Trad!
Sorry to be a nit-picker, bit the Gi...Sen~or Trad!<br /><br />Sorry to be a nit-picker, bit the Gimlets are the 21st Infantry Regiment not Division. Despite this minor infraction, keep up the good work!<br /><br />http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Heraldry/ArmyDUISSICOA/ArmyHeraldryUnit.aspx?u=3636<br /><br />http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/inf/0021in.htmJPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-57642319942900331992012-08-10T13:47:52.189-04:002012-08-10T13:47:52.189-04:00Sen~or Trad!
Sorry to be a nit-picker, but the Gi...Sen~or Trad!<br /><br />Sorry to be a nit-picker, but the Gimets are the 21st Infantry Regiment not Division. Despite this very minor infraction, keep up the good work!<br /><br />http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/inf/0021in.htm<br /><br />http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Heraldry/ArmyDUISSICOA/ArmyHeraldryUnit.aspx?u=3636JPnoreply@blogger.com