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Saturday, July 19, 2008
Women like mimosas.
This may sound like a wild sterotype, but it's true. If cocktails are called
for anytime before 5 o'clock, men tend to choose bloody marys while chicks go
for mimosas. There, I said it. Just last week I went to a baby shower and ended
up leaving mid-baby bingo—but not before noticing that every single lady
(including myself) was sipping a flute of the orange elixir. Makes sense,
right? It's light and looks great with Lilly Pulitzer.
So it got me thinking,
why not toast our mamas with a mimosa this Mother’s Day? Sure, it might stir up
a little acid reflux (oy, I sound like my grandmother) but I can’t think of a better occasion on which to enjoy such a
demure and ladylike cocktail.
In case you didn’t
know, a mimosa, which was invented at the Ritz in Paris in 1925 (according to wikipedia), is
composed of champagne (or a substituted sparkly vino) and orange juice. To be
precise, it's two parts OJ and three parts champagne. If you want to go champagne-free,
turn it into a fauxmosa with a lemon-lime soft drink.
Bottom line: Mimosas
are simply too good to be reserved for baby bingo.
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Posted by Robert Wed May 7, 2008 12:04pm PDT
The best Mimosa ever made, in my opinion, was one I had at the Boca Beach Club many years ago. They place a cube of sugar in the bottom of a flute add enough Triple Sec to cover then they poured a good quality champagne about 2/3 to the top then topped it with fresh squeezed orange juice. I've been making them this way for a long time - it is the best.
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Posted by sweetd5769 Wed May 7, 2008 8:17pm PDT
My friends and I are having a bridal recipe shower next week. We will be serving Mimosa's. We went to the local dollar store and purchased real glass flutes, and will give the bride 12 of them. We thought that would be a neat thing plus another gift.
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Posted by cheryl s Fri May 9, 2008 8:01am PDT
Just what every bride wants ... Cheap, used, dirty champange flutes ... Please rethink this ...
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Posted by Peter B Fri May 9, 2008 8:20am PDT
Stick with scotch. Alcoholics drinking that early in the day are still alcoholics no matter how pretty the drink is. Abusing expensive alcohol is just like putting lipstick on pigs.
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Posted by chelly1100 Fri May 9, 2008 8:39am PDT
That sounds like a nice idea for your friends Bridal Shower. She will appreciate having flutes that she doesn't mind breaking for all the times she has you gals over to her house!
Also, just because they are from the dollar store doesn't mean that they are dirty.
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Posted by mel m Fri May 9, 2008 9:00am PDT
LMAO @ the comment about the glasses....at LEAST she is getting something...people forget that its the thought that counts...and you also must have missed the parts where she said it was a "recipie" bridal shower and she would give her the glasses an "another gift"...damn I would have hated to be invited to YOUR wedding...if you are even married at all...u sound like a pompous ass
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Posted by whatever Fri May 9, 2008 9:28am PDT
Cheryl, you are an ass, plain and simple. I'm sure you don't have many friends, if any. Please, rethink *you* getting a life.
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Posted by Jessica C Fri May 9, 2008 10:06am PDT
Amazing, how it went from mimosas for yo'mama, cute and fun! to people dissing each other, I think everyone might need a mimosa right now, hey it's friday!!!!
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Posted by Sienna Fri May 9, 2008 10:12am PDT
That is a nice idea. As always, it is the thought that counts. As for Negative Cheryl. Get a life, you snob.
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Posted by Dragonfly Fri May 9, 2008 10:21am PDT
Wow, you guys are cracking me up. Yeah, Cheryl, looks like you're in the minority here. I wouldn't at all mind getting a set of okay-to-break flutes that came with some great shower memories. I feel sorry for the people you consider friends, or are they as shallow as you are? On second thought, I'm sure they are...
ANYWAY... about the article... I loved it! I like mimosas alright, but I guess I'm with the guys on this one. I'm more apt to go for the Bloody Mary usually. :)
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