Subj : Beat Breakfast - 17
To   : Dave Drum
From : Ben Collver
Date : Sat Sep 06 2025 07:15 am

 Re: Beat Breakfast - 17
 By: Dave Drum to All on Sat Sep 06 2025 05:03 am

Honest typos can be amusing.  Here's a Beatnik Breakfast recipe for
your amusement.  Designed to taste like coffee and cigarettes.

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     Title: Beatnik Breakfast
Categories: Alcohol, Beverages
     Yield: 1 Drink

     1    Vanilla bean
     8    Whole allspice berries
    20    Whole cloves
   2/3 c  Dark roasted coffee beans
          - (317 ml);
          - ground for espresso
     2 c  Vodka (475 ml)
     2 c  Sugar (400 ml)
     2 c  Water (475 ml)

 This was Zabet's dream way back when, but she didn't have time &
 energy to make it, so I did. It's meant to taste like coffee and
 cigarettes and it does--but in a good way.

 Equipment:

 * 1 qt Jar (1 L); with a tight-fitting lid.
 * Mortar and pestle.
 * Either a fine mesh strainer, some cheesecloth, or just a funnel
   with a coffee filter in it.

 Put the cloves and allspice in your mortar and give them some good
 whacks with the pestle. Don't bother grinding them fine, just break
 them up some to help release the flavors. Cut the vanilla bean in
 half along its long edge to expose its inner goodness to the vodka.
 You may also want to cut it into shorter pieces so that it is
 entirely submerged.

 Put the vanilla bean, allspice, cloves, and coffee grounds in a clean
 jar and add the vodka. Seal up the jar and put it in the closet. Mark
 your calendar so you know when you started. Better yet, write the
 date on the jar!

 Every day or two, open the closet and give the jar a good shake.

 After 2 months, strain the tarry brown liquid into another container.
 Rinse out the jar to get any remaining solids out, then put your
 liquid back in.

 Now make the simple syrup. Stir the water and sugar together in a pot
 over medium heat, until the mixture comes to a boil. Turn the heat
 down to a simmer and continue to cook and stir the syrup for a minute
 or two, just long enough to make sure the sugar is all dissolved.
 Remove the syrup from the heat, and let it cool to room temperature.

 When the syrup is cooled, add it to the coffee-vodka liquid to taste.
 I like a 1:1 ratio but many people prefer it less sweet, so try
 adding only 1/4 c (119 ml) of syrup at a time.

 Notes:

 I used a 1 qt mason jar that had markings on the side, which made
 measurements a snap. It also made adding the simple syrup in a 1:1
 ratio easier, because 2 cups of coffee cordial plus 2 cups of simple
 syrup equals a quart of liquid.

 If at any point it starts looking moldy, dump it out and try again,
 and this time make sure everything is clean when you start!

 Serving suggestion:

 I like it best mixed with milk, on the rocks, like the Dude.

 Recipe by Dicey Garber

 Recipe FROM: <https://www.theanticraft.com/archive/samhain10/
 beatnikbreakfast.htm>

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