Monday, July 2, 2012

The Steve McQueen Cocktail

Steve may never have had one of these, but perhaps he should have. He only lived to be 50 anyway, and these probably beat laetrile.

Ingredients:

3 oz. of brandy. Cheap California stuff is fine.

1 heaping teaspoon of ketchup.

1 raw egg.

A dusting of cayenne pepper.

Mix brandy and ketchup together in a glass and chill. Then crack raw egg into mixture, and top with pepper dusting.

It's often recommended that these be swallowed with one or two determined gulps. I find them tasty, but that might not be a universal opinion.

Good hangover therapy -- again, I won't say "cure," because there's no cure for a hangover other than sleep, food and abstinence. But this will help take the sting out of a "big" night before.

Some people may have qualms about a raw egg. Do they use mayonnaise?

Postscript: Some recipes also call for a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar mixed with this. This could add some nutrients. There are also those who like a few dashes of Worcestershire sauce in theirs. Angostura bitters, a few dashes, is another additive.

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