Drive-by Five

[fioretti]

1. Yesterday was spent moving neighbors from three-bedroom house to one-bedroom apartment, second floor, no elevator. Managed not to do any body reconstruction. Also managed not to break any one of the finger nails that I have been cultivating for the past month. Did, however, have conversation during lunch break about the bat-sh*t crazy guy in

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Receipt

[fioretti]

1 pound washed, stemmed seedless grapes*

1 cup vinegar (I use half-half cider vinegar and half white wine vinegar**)
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
1.5 teaspoon whole mustard seeds
¼ teaspoon salt
(1) 2.5” cinnamon stick

Stir together all ingredients but grapes. Bring to just boiling. Place grapes in a large bowl and pour brine over the top to cool. When grapes are cool, transfer to appropriately sized Ball jars, cover, and refrigerate at least overnight. Recipe increases easily. Best eaten within two days-grapes shrivel and fade after that. Serve in salad or as a side.

* Original recipe calls for red globe grapes. I use whatever is appealing/available/on sale at any given time. The crisper the grape, the better, although I have brined older grapes.

** Original recipe calls for white wine vinegar. After accidentally running short of white wine vinegar and having to augment it with cider, taste testers came down unanimously for the combination of the two vinegars.

Enjoy!

[love3angle]

What a horrible dream! I have had those occasionally where I am upset for a while after waking up. Not pleasant. :-(

As fro Kick Ass, I read some not-so-rave reviews that told me very clearly it would not be my kind of movie. :-\