Vodka "Pills"?
October 30, 2007 3:57 PM   Subscribe

Vodka "pills" or candy, are NOT for little trick-or-treaters.

But I imagine these might make it to a party or two.
posted by snsranch (25 comments total) 9 users marked this as a favorite
 
No vodka pills for the neighborhood kids, huh? Dang.

Ok, tequila pills it is.
posted by miss lynnster at 4:00 PM on October 30, 2007 [1 favorite]


Oh, miss lynnster, I hope you make enough for everybody!
posted by snsranch at 4:08 PM on October 30, 2007


Just don't stick it up your ass.
posted by puke & cry at 4:10 PM on October 30, 2007


These would be awesome with Lemonheads.
posted by ColdChef at 4:15 PM on October 30, 2007


I dunno, vodka, sugar and cornstarch? do not want. gimlet, plz.
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur at 4:21 PM on October 30, 2007


Mike and Spikeds?
posted by cortex at 4:22 PM on October 30, 2007 [2 favorites]


Time to make a costume...
posted by Pope Guilty at 4:24 PM on October 30, 2007


Mar-teeny's
posted by ColdChef at 4:27 PM on October 30, 2007 [2 favorites]


Kind of fun looking, if fiddly and laborious. Portable. But sugar + alcohol = massive hangover, so I'll pass.

Frozen double vodka. Neat. No ice. Sidecar of water.
posted by loquacious at 4:28 PM on October 30, 2007


Actually, this gives me a sudden craving for cupcakes.
Did anybody try those recipes? I threw a bunch more in at the end, too.
posted by miss lynnster at 4:37 PM on October 30, 2007


It would sound fun if it weren't so complicated.
I'm hugely intimidated by recipes that involve thermometers.
Maybe if I had a drink...
posted by bassjump at 4:44 PM on October 30, 2007


Something 'bout those little pills
Unreal, the thrills, they yield, until
They kill, a million braincells

posted by empath at 5:04 PM on October 30, 2007


I usually just pass out Vicodin.
posted by CitrusFreak12 at 5:07 PM on October 30, 2007


Check out the whole blog of this (no name) chef - Pretty advanced stuff...
posted by growabrain at 5:07 PM on October 30, 2007 [1 favorite]


This candy would take the Mentos commercials to a new level.
posted by rolypolyman at 5:11 PM on October 30, 2007


Frozen double vodka. Neat. No ice. Sidecar of water.

Now why don't you just take it easy, loquacious, and please make me a drink of grain alcohol and rainwater, and help yourself to whatever you'd like.
posted by kosem at 5:17 PM on October 30, 2007


Check out the whole blog of this (no name) chef - Pretty advanced stuff...

I think his name is Chad Galiano, chef de cuisine at Neomi's Grill in Trump International Sonesta Beach Resort in Sunny Isles Beach, Fla.
posted by puke & cry at 5:21 PM on October 30, 2007


To hell with vodka, I wanna make some absinthe cookies.
posted by Iron Rat at 5:25 PM on October 30, 2007


Now why don't you just take it easy, loquacious, and please make me a drink of grain alcohol and rainwater, and help yourself to whatever you'd like.

Now what kind of crazy yuppie talk is that? Just hand me the moonshine and dunk my head in the rainbarrel later!
posted by loquacious at 5:55 PM on October 30, 2007


Benjamin...
posted by cortex at 6:07 PM on October 30, 2007


Related recent post, doctor delicious and molecular gastronomy.
posted by nickyskye at 8:29 PM on October 30, 2007


The hell you say.

(alternate answer)

But how will I be able to beat them up and take their candy when they're down the block?
posted by sleepy pete at 10:02 PM on October 30, 2007


I'm hugely intimidated by recipes that involve thermometers.
Maybe if I had a drink...


Candymaking is like driving. A little tricky, takes some practice, sometimes improved by an experienced guide, but not a big esoteric secret or only for the gifted. As in a car, the instrumentation is just there to tell you how you're approaching your goal.

Candymaking is also like driving in that it's much safer if you're sober, wakeful, and undistracted. Candy syrups run well over the boiling point; they have a high heat capacity; they flow easily when hot, stick to things, and harden as they cool; and they demand that you move quickly with heavy pans full of them sometimes. Which is to say, they bear the potential for nasty, disfiguring burns. Once or twice in each recipe you will need to devote your full capacities to the one task at hand. This is not very different from driving, either.

Apart from those crucial moments, you generally need to have your mind active (watching for crystallization, washing down the sides of the pan) to make things turn out well. The quality of the outcome can be dramatically improved by a little more attention. This is still not very different from driving.

So my heartfelt advice to you is to try whatever candy recipe strikes your fancy. But save the drink for later.
posted by eritain at 10:21 PM on October 31, 2007


I'm guessing that was a Dr. Strangelove reference, loquacious, although I might be mistaken.
posted by Ethereal Bligh at 10:33 PM on October 31, 2007


Read a review from yesterday by Steve Plotnicki at Opinionated about this restaurant!
posted by growabrain at 12:19 AM on November 1, 2007


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