Thread: Hello from Northern Ireland

Originally Posted by MickR

Personally I like Red Rover and Brandy tag, but I don't suppose you know those games either. Used to play them as a kid...Right boyos, I'm off for now. Wifey is working from home and needs the computer. I'm going back to my sick bed. See youse all a bit later.


Mick

Red rover is where you form two teams and one team selects someone from the other team to try and run past them.
Not sure about brandy tag, but tag used to be running about trying to catch each other.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

Well pretty much, you get tea breaks and.if it rains it is a draw.

That's how we played rounders when I was young lol

Over 90 posts on my introduction thread. I'm touched you guys!

Originally Posted by Bigirishkev

Over 90 posts on my introduction thread. I'm touched you guys!

You're welcome. I think Mr peters might still hold the record though, I can't even remember how many it was exactly, but it was several hundred, but you are doing a lot better than most.

a lot better than me... lol, i got like 5 or so.

Yeah, this irish cream is great stuff.
this is what i used if your interested,
2 1/4 cups heavy cream
14oz sweetened condensed milk
1 cup Jameson Whisky
2 Tbsp chocolate syrup
1 Tsp. vanilla
1 Tsp. Almond extract
random amount of ground cinnamon (didnt measure, just guessed)

Just blend it all together, goes great on its own or over coffee.
Id like to try it over an apple cinnamon breakfast cake some time.

Give it a try, im willing to bet you'll love it.
Adds just a bit of kick to your mornin cup of coffee. But its not to strong that it overpowers the flavor like french vanilla creamer does.

Originally Posted by DualNature

a lot better than me... lol, i got like 5 or so.

Yeah, this irish cream is great stuff.
this is what i used if your interested,
2 1/4 cups heavy cream
14oz sweetened condensed milk
1 cup Jameson Whisky
2 Tbsp chocolate syrup
1 Tsp. vanilla
1 Tsp. Almond extract
random amount of ground cinnamon (didnt measure, just guessed)

Just blend it all together, goes great on its own or over coffee.
Id like to try it over an apple cinnamon breakfast cake some time.

Give it a try, im willing to bet you'll love it.
Adds just a bit of kick to your mornin cup of coffee. But its not to strong that it overpowers the flavor like french vanilla creamer does.

I think I might make a batch of that for Christmas. Much of a shelf life on it?

It should last about a month if bottled up nicely (not exposed to open air) and refrigerated.
I dont think i have to worry about mine lasting outside of a week :P (its ALOT of cream, but im going to be having 1 or 2 cups in a day)

The cream keeps longer than normal due to the alcohol, but still.. it can only last so long.

When you blend it, you want to make sure you get it really good and smooth. As the liquor will curdle the milk, it doesnt affect taste or anything.. just appearance.
If blended enough, it will be a smooth light tan liquid with no chunks. I find that most people dont like the appearance of curdled dairy in their drinks

Curdled dairy is not appetising, I knew alcohol would curdle cream and always wondered why it didn't in Irish cream. Now I know, it does!
Curdled cream reminds me of a drink sometimes given to people here if they are being drunken and obnoxious.
Isn't call a "cement mixer" and it's shot of Baileys and a shot of lime juice taken at the same time. If they manage to get it down it doesn't stay down long

Yeah, curdling is kinda nasty.. but it depends on the context.
For example.. this stuff tastes great, you would never know it "curdled" by its flavor once its really well blended.
Its like it curdles without going sour... Of course different whisky's will have different effects, the proof makes a big difference i would imagine.

Yeah I'd only be using a blend, Jameson or probably Bushmills because I've still a bottle of it left. Under 40% alc.
Don't think it would work too well with poitin though! Lol