Judy Bolton started her life of crime solving in a book called The Vanishing Shadow by Margaret Sutton in 1932. A contemporary of Nancy Drew, Judy was not as popular, although with an original series run of thirty-eight books she certainly had her day.
Judy differs from Nancy in that she has a choice between two suitors for the first ten books and then she choses to marry one of them in book ten. She also experiences more self-doubt than Nancy.
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This Judy Bolton book belongs to Ingrid Willis |
We chose to pair this book, The Voice in the Suitcase with an Old Fashioned, because well, Judy is a bit old fashioned.
We got our Old Fashioned recipe from About.com where you can find many other wonderful recipes, etc.
The Old-fashioned is a classic whiskey cocktail that has been served since around 1880 at the Pendennis Club in Louisville, Kentucky and is (disputably) the first drink referred to as a cocktail. It is the perfect ideal of what a cocktail should contain: a spirit, a sweet, a bitter, a sour, and water.
Typically, the Old-fashioned is made with bourbon, however you can experiment with other types of whiskey. Club soda is often used to top off this drink, but this is not a traditional method. There are also other ways to change up this drink and a few of those are listed below the recipe.
View Video: How to Make an Old-fashioned, 5 Easy Whiskey Cocktails
Prep Time: 3 minutes
Total Time: 3 minutes
Yield: 1 Cocktail
Ingredients:
- 1 sugar cube
- 2-3 dashes Angostura bitters
- 2 orange slices
- 3 ounces bourbon whiskey
- Maraschino cherry for garnish
Preparation:
- Place the sugar cube at the bottom of an old-fashioned glass.
- Saturate the cube with bitters.
- Add one orange slice.
- Muddle these ingredients.
- Fill the glass with ice cubes.
- Add the bourbon.
I've never heard of this series. I'll have to watch garage sales for them! The drink sounds good too.
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