Sunday, May 17, 2020

This morning, Facebook gently reminded me that one year ago today, I was at Nationals Park in Washington, DC, with my dear niece and her sweet friend.  These ladies drove all the way from Indiana to see our capital city and to watch their beloved Cubs play the Nats. I happily served as their tour guide for the weekend.  To make that particular evening even better, the Cubs won! My niece gleefully unfurled her “W” flag (how did she get that into her tiny purse?) and waved it as the other Cubs fans cheered.

This year, we are still waiting for the baseball season to start.  And for the first time in many years, our family members won’t be gathering together to attend the Indianapolis 500 over Memorial Day weekend. This pandemic has definitely thrown us a curve ball.

For this cocktail, I am closely following the recipe for the “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” cocktail.  Alas, I had no Cracker Jack in the house, so I decided to dip the glass rim into caramel sauce and then into salted popcorn crumbs.

In a shaker, combine 2 ounces rye (I prefer Knob Creek 100 proof), 1 ounce Frangelico, 1 ounce Amaretto, 1/4 ounce lemon juice, and 1 pinch salt.  Shake gently and pour into a glass with several ice cubes, then add about 4 ounces of club soda, and stir again.