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Friday, February 18, 2005

Thank You, James!

One day last week, Kathy and I met at my favorite restaurant Kanpai of Tokyo which, amazingly enough, I haven't been to since moving back South.     We met for lunch and, because we were in the last lunch group to be seated (they close between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. to prepare for dinner), the restaurant closed and we were still in a "chatting" mode.     We decided to go (basically) next door to Olive Garden for after-lunch drinks to finish our conversation.

We sat in the bar area and had a very cute waiter (long, dark, curly hair and dark eyes - mmmmmmmmm!).     His name was James.     I knew what I wanted to drink, but Kathy didn't.     He suggested she try a "Southern Belle."     Well, of course my ears perked up when I heard this -- a drink named for me . . . Oh, My - How Nice!

We asked James what was in it, and he said there were at least 3-6 different ways to make it . . . but, he had his own special variation that didn't show up in any of the Drink Mixer Dictionaries.     Kathy decided to have one.     I stayed with my tried-and-true Amaretto, but James brought me a small shot of the Southern Belle to taste.     It was divine!

I've done a search in several Mixer Dictionaries, and also on-line, and here's the two recipes I've found:

1/2 Benedictine
1/2 Brandy
1/2 White Creme de Cacao

-- OR --

1-1/4 oz. Tennessee Whiskey
3/4 oz. Triple Sec
8 oz. Pineapple Juice
2 oz. Orange Juice
Splash of Grenadine

Neither of those are James' recipe . . . here is James' SECRET recipe for his FABULOUS drink (and he was sweet enough to share the recipe with us, as long as we promised to come visit him again).

JAMES' SOUTHERN BELLE

1 oz. Southern Comfort
1 oz. Peach Schnapps
1 oz. Triple Sec
4 oz. Pineapple Juice
4 oz. Orange Juice
4 oz. Cranberry Juice
Splash of Grenadine
Serve in a Tall Glass

He told me I could consider it my "own" special drink . . . for a very special Southern Belle.     Rather a kind gesture -- especially after the weeks I'd been having (and the tragic accident yet to come five days later)!    Thanks, JAMES!!

And, for anyone who is wondering -- the answer is NO -- I wasn't drinking at 8:00 a.m. in the morning when I wrecked my car!     It was raining, the roads were slick, and the shoulder of the road had recently been repaired.     I was not "impaired" in any way, in the least!

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