civilized ku # 625 ~ après dinner
Monday, August 16, 2010 at 11:50AM 
So many choices, so little time ~ Au Sable Forks, NY • click to embiggenContrary to the usual situation, some of the wife's Jersey family have come north instead of the other way around.
Did I mention that they like to drink? Or, for that matter, that my heart reverted to A Fib just before they started arriving? Not that I think that there is a connection .....
FYI & BTW, the grappa is rue-flavored. Prior to its purchase I had no idea what rue - the white leafy stem visible in the bottle - was. Now I know ...
Rue (Ruta) is a genus of strongly scented evergreen subshrubs, native to the Mediterranean region ... Rue has been used internally as an antispasmodic, as a treatment for menstrual problems, as an abortifacient, and as a sedative... it is very bitter.
I assume one of the reasons it is in the grappa is because, all by itself, grappa is not bitter enough - WRONG.
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