Daisy the Housemaid Polishes the D#@m Silver, or What We're Drinking This Thanksgiving Eve

But Jen - I hear you say - two blog posts in one day?!

Yes indeed. While I doubt that I'll actually get around the blogging the whole entire menu, I think it's worth noting that there is a reason why the lowliest housemaid always got stuck polishing the silver. It's a crappy job - tedious, smelly, and harder than it looks. And nothing helps relieve tedium quite like bourbon, says I, which is why I'm going to share my favorite fall drink recipe.

This fine concoction came to me courtesy of my friend Phoenix, who is pretty much guaranteed to be trouble of the best sort. If you're in a fast-drinking kind of mood, use Lillet (the pink kind, which is NOT pink wine). If you're in a sipping, I'm-going-to-be-here-a-while-polishing-this kind of mood, use the St. Germain, which is much less sweet and makes this taste like the potent beverage it is.

You could also get all fancy and decorate the glasses with a cinnamon stick and apples slices or something. Or not. You have enough work to do.

The Thanksgiving Cocktail

1 shot Maker's Mark
1/2 shot St-Germain or pink Lillet
2 shots apple cider

Combine in a glass, add ice, and sip carefully - this is serious stuff. I'm pretty sure some people got their keys taken away after I made these at the Hair of the Turkey party last year. In case math isn't your strong suit, the proportions are 2:1:4.