I had a lavendar martini last night. I was disappointed it tasted mostly like orange.  
Violets sounds good - love those violet candies they have.
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Larry C. Lyons
  To: CF-Community
  Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2003 11:40 AM
  Subject: Re: Fruitini's of the Forest

  One interesting variant is to use violet petals and gin. It makes an
  interesting flavoured drink.

  larry

  >i love those cherries.  i love spiced rum
  >going to forgo the vodka and just use rum!
  >   ----- Original Message -----
  >   From: Erika L Walker-Arnold
  >   To: CF-Community
  >   Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2003 5:10 PM
  >   Subject: RE: Fruitini's of the Forest
  >
  >   Reminds me of what one should always have in the fridge ...
  >
  >   CHERRY BOMBS!
  >
  >   Get a jar of PROPER maraschino cherries, the fancy type with the stems
  >   still on, pour all the cherry juice out, down the drain, refill it to
  >   the rim with Vodka, and a splash of dark rum!
  >
  >   Let soak for at least a week before trying ... soaking for 6 months is
  >   better.
  >
  >   The liquid left over when all the cherries are eaten, is GREAT for
  >   either mixing in drinks, or doing as shots.
  >
  >   the ultimate party conglomeration. :D
  >
  >   Cheers,
  >   Erika
  >
  >   -----Original Message-----
  >   From: BethF [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
  >   Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2003 8:12 PM
  >   To: CF-Community
  >   Subject: Fruitini's of the Forest
  >
  >   This recipe came out of my plan to infuse vodka for friends for
  >   Christmas.
  >   I first used pineapple and it came out lovely.  Just hacked up a
  >   pineapple
  >   and soaked in a 1.75 L bottle of vodka for a week.  However, my mixed
  >   berry
  >   lot didn't fare quite so well.  It sort of tasted like cherry cough
  >   syrup.
  >   So I added some simple syrup.  Now it tastes like a really hip martini.
  >
  >
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