deliriumcrow | (no subject)

So Avery works at a hookah lounge, and they have this lovely drink that's made with Captain Morgan that's been soaking with raw ginger. Today, sitting at the bar with him while he picked up his check, i idly said that i'd like to try a piece of that ginger, and he mentioned this to the bartender who thought it was a fine idea.

Let's just say that after sitting there for probably about a year pickling, I couldn't really taste much in the way of ginger in it. it was there, of course, but it mostly just tasted of alcohol. And lots of it.

But -- it was good! And of course, it managed to get me thinking -- starting with the cabbage rolls I made, which had fresh ginger in them. but cabbage rolls and run mighn't have been so good together, so that tangent went elsewhere.

To gingersnaps and gingerbread.

Gingersnaps half-dipped in rum-soaked chocolate, as rum goes with chocolate, and ginger goes with chocolate, and rum goes with ginger, so it sort of made sense. To test this point the bartender pulled out a bag of M&Ms which we each tried with a slice of the ginger. Oh yes, this will be done. not for any soon-holiday, but for one of them. I need a bottle, some raw ginger, the Captain, and about six months, there will be experimental cooking. And not-so-experimental drinking of overspiced rum.

Apple cakes with ginger.

Oh, the possibilities.