I just moved into a rented home, and a natural result of this is that we get the old tenants mail. Among this mail is "parenting" magazine which I of course read cover to cover in order to feel superior to the creators, writers and readership.
something I'd like to share with you is a recipe called "escape in a mug". It is written and punctuated exactly as follows:
Escape in a mug
"2 Cups apple cider
2 cinnamon sticks
1 orange wedge
4 whole cloves
Splash spiced rum
(optional)
1. In a Small saucepan, combine
cider, cinnamon sticks, orange,
and cloves. Bring to a boil over
medium-high heat.
2. Remove from heat and let stand,
covered, for 5 minutes. Remove
cloves and orange, and pour cider
into 2 mugs, garnishing each with
a cinnamon stick. Add rum, if desired."
As soon as anyone presents a recipe for "escape in -drink container-" we know exactly what they're talking about. They didn't call this recipe "tasty cidery shit in a mug", they called it "escape-". Why be so apprehensive about the escapist purpose of alcohol with language like "optional" and "if desired"? Certainly everything in the recipe is exactly as "if desired" as the rum.
To whatever drunkard authored this recipe in parenting magazine, be up front. Acknowledge that sometimes mommy need to get a buzz on so she doesn't beat little Johnny for stealing skittles from the Wal-mart. Don't pretend like anyone can "escape" with a bunch of cake-recipe spices and apple juice heated up in a pan, no matter how good it tastes. They may need rum, and quite an elaphantine "splash" of rum, to escape the hell of parenting.
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the fact that they have a drink recipe in a parenting mag is funny. I've never seen one in all the parenting mags I've read while sitting at the doctor's/dentist's waiting room.
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