But I digress. Has anyone else ever heard or used this expression? Just lately I have been thinking back rather a lot to my schooldays, and wondering if some of the slang, some of the references that have become ingrained in my psyche are perhaps...... well, incomprehensible to anyone who didn't attend Monmouth School For Boys in the late '70s/early '80s. One I recalled just the other day (another band name suggestion!) was Bunny Rippers - a nickname for the kids who chose to specialise in Biology in their senior studies, because this required them to carry out dissections on dead rabbits (something the rest of us, of course, found both utterly gross yet ghoulishly fascinating).
"Vodka on the cornflakes" was a phrase - more of a joking taunt than a nickname as such, although often inserted into the middle of his real name - associated with the young Russian teacher at this school, who was reputed (on no evidence at all) to be a bit of a heavy drinker. It subsequently became symbolic for me of a really destructive drinking habit, emblematic of a final abandonment of all self-control or self-respect. And yet also sometimes kind of tempting - you know, just the once, as an experiment.
Well, thanks to my favourite amateur lush and tireless Web-trawler, Moonrat, I have just learned that a trendy New York cocktail barman (or perhaps a chef with a cocktail fetish?) has been pioneering ways to turn alcoholic drinks into food - and one of his latest creations is a White Russian breakfast cereal. I kid you not. Go check it out.
I think I'm going to try making this....
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how was breakfast?
Haven't done it yet. Takes some preparation - need rice crispies, Kahlua, cream, TIME.
Soon, soon.
Bit puzzled by the following statement in the article:
"[A] Ramos Gin Fizz Marshmallow (“the drink made properly is all meringue anyway, so why not make it a marshmallow?”)"
The logic of this article escapes me. Meringue is made from egg white and marshmallow ... is not!
No, I think marshmallow is made with egg-whites as well, Harve. Can't say I 've ever actually done it myself, but that is my understanding.
The article itself is admittedly a bit crap, but I wouldn't question the expertise of the guy who came up with these ideas.
Vodka on cornflakes is nasty, but if you mix it 2/5ths vodka with milk and add some vanilla extract it's OK.
Another one is 3/4ths vodka with maple syrup. his one is actually better but you might only have milk in the house.
Whoever you are, 'Anonymous', you've been doing way too much research on this - but thanks for the tips.
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