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How about a Mint Julep,
Charlsie?
SALINE, MICHIGAN APRIL 30,
2004
What's the most
popular and favorite drink at the Kentucky Derby and
Churchill Downs? Well, it's the Mint Julep of
course. People like their Mint Julip's a
variety of different ways, but here is one popular
recipe for your Mint Julep. Don't knock it until
you drink one:
Ingredients:
2 cups sugar
2 cups water
Sprigs of fresh mint
Crushed ice
Kentucky Bourbon
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Mix the sugar and mint on a plate (or
in a bag) and bruise the mint with the back of a spoon. Make a
simple syrup by boiling sugar and water together for five minutes.
Cool and place in a covered container with six or eight sprigs of
fresh mint, then strain and refrigerate the syrup overnight.
Make one julep at a time by filling a
julep cup with crushed ice, adding one tablespoon mint syrup and two
ounces of Bourbon. Stir rapidly with a spoon to frost the outside of
the cup. Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint.
Go Smarty Jones!
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