This posting is from: kumiko yvonne watanabe
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Hi Katherine
Ahh, a restaurant that I can go to - we have a Bubba Gumps. I will
definitely go there and try their shrimp cocktail. Its $13 locally which
about average price for that quality of shrimp. Our local prices may be
higher than other states because of the supply distance in shipping.
See: http://www.bubbagump.com/assets/menus/oahu.pd
I see the dilemma on the drink - there are soo many different zombie
recipes with all kinds of stuff in it, almost every bar has some sort of
variation on ingredients and portions. All I know is that I tried one
years ago, not knowing what was in it, but it tasted good, and it was
red, but also kept me on my butt a bit longer for I started feeling the
affect of the rum as in the floor was starting to move - and I
definitely was zoning out with that zombie effect.
Same thing happens to me if its a good Long Island Ice Tea, or if
Charles is the bartender - as simple as strawberry daiquiri with good
rum.
I'm probably wrong, but from your description of the slush part, I'm
kinda wondering if its more like some sort of margarita or daiquiri
blended drink with the crushed ice because the other drinks are usually
over ice cubes, or shaken and just poured out like a martini. It has
rum for the daiquiri, or might be better with tequila in a margarita.
There are a few flavors that I know that would be red, one is strawberry
(but it could be more pink than red), red grenadine, another is cherry
(this is red), and the third could be pomegranate (also red).
For me, if the bar has the lychee fruit syrup (some keep it as a flavor
for mohitos) and is willing to make me one, and I would be willing to
pay the cost to custom make it in a daiquiri or margarita form. It
comes out white, for the syrup is clear, but I really like that lychee
flavor. Some use the lychee gelato, or some blend a can of lychee fruit
that is already in a sweet syrup.
Another variation would be watermelon, for I like watermelon too when
its in season - even the small thai watermelons are good for this.
This one I do at home. I cut ripe and sweet seedless watermelon into
red one inch cubes and freeze it. I throw away the white/green rind of
the skin. Seedless so I don't have to pluck out the seeds - it still
has the white kind of really soft seeds but I just blend it. The
sweetest part is in the middle. This becomes the flavor and part of the
slush. I throw it in a blender with either rum or tequila, add some ice
and then blend.
Yum... carrot cake from Sam's. Yes, its very good. Back in the 50s and
60s, at weddings, a very popular favor everyone that attended got was a
small box with a 2 inch cube of carrot/spice cake. As a kid, I used to
go around the tables at the end of the reception and used to grab them
if the people sitting at the table left it behind. I still enjoy it
too. Today the table favors are more elaborate. I rarely see carrot
cake anymore!
Kumi
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