Gary’s Comments (group member since Jul 26, 2009)

Gary’s comments from the The Importance of Reading Ernest group.

Allie, please post this on your blog,and ask for members! yes! please! tell them to look for gary as one of the moderators,and they can join the discussion. Thanks!

anybody find a link to actually watch the CHEERS show?

start stumbling, honey! congrats!

http://www.harpercollins.com/harperim...

John, have you read the bio by A.E. Hotchner? I actually met the man in person. He was so interesting,and soooo old, but sharp as a tack!

I love the new book he has out of pictures he took of Hem!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/00614...

Thanks, John, I've shared that all my "ernest" friends!!!

gary

My inlaws found a "muddler" like in a function junction store, or other kitchen gadgets type store in a mall. williams sonoma, or whatever. they had wooden ones,or mine is metal with rubber tips. it's totally necessary to have one to mash those mint leaves, which i leave in the drink, adds color!

here's the recipe..... i grow my own mint,and it's coming up in my pot! can't wait. i love this drink..... will do A FAREWELL TO ARMS in july for my bookclub,and i plan to serve this drink!

ohhhhh,and i have the Perez Prado music, which i plan to play in the background! gary


Cuban Mojito recipe

the original authentic recipe from Havana Cuba

1 teaspoon powdered sugar
Juice from 1 lime (2 ounces)
4 mint leaves
1 sprig of mint
Havana Club white Rum (2 ounces)
2 ounces club soda

(If you repost this recipe or my comments, I'd love a link back to this web page as your source, thanks!) There are countless recipes for the Mojito (pronounced moh-HEE-toh), but this version is for the one Hemingway himself enjoyed at the Mojito's place of birth: La Bodeguita del Medio in Havana, Cuba. If you are throwing a Cuban theme party (Havana night themed party), definitely plan on serving mojitos.

Place the mint leaves into a long mojito glass (often called a "collins" glass) and squeeze the juice from a cut lime over it. You'll want about two ounces of lime juice, so it may not require all of the juice from a single lime. Add the powdered sugar, then gently smash the mint into the lime juice and sugar with a muddler (a long wooden device pictured below, though you can also use the back of a fork or spoon if one isn't available). Add ice (preferably crushed) then add the rum and stir, and top off with the club soda (you can also stir the club soda in as per your taste). Garnish with a mint sprig.

** Optional ** While the following isn't the authentic original Bodeguita del Medio Cuban recipe for a mojito, some people will take half of the juiced lime and cut into into four wedges to add to the glass. Another variation is to add Angostura bitters to cut the mojito's sweetness, which is a popular version in Havana hotels although not the true Bodeguita recipe. Some Cubans also use "guarapo" in place of the powdered sugar, which is a sugar cane syrup available in the Latin food section of some supermarkets and definitely in online Latin grocery stores (typically sold in 12 ounce cans just like soft drinks).

It's pretty hard to find glasses and muddlers, but I purchased a few gift sets for relatives from an online Cuban store (click here for the site and click on "other favorites" in their site's menu), they have a couple of mojito glass gift sets with a muddler. Pictured below is the "Havana" set, which comes in a cool gift box. Once a year we throw a "Havana" party and give away one set to each family that shows up as a take-home gift. What are you waiting for, go put on some Perez Prado mambo music and start making mojitos!

Meredith wrote: "Walks In Hemingway's Paris: A Guide To Paris For The Literary Traveler by Noel R. Fitch"

I just ordered this book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I remember that!!!! One of my favorite shows!!! We used to sing the theme song at the beginning!

I wonder if we could find the episode online somewhere??? and watch it????? post it here??????

ok, john, i am curious, where did you hear that?

My bookclub is reading A FAREWELL TO ARMS for the month of July. I could easily discuss that one, because I intend to reread it again. Love it! Just an idea for this summer to read.

ohmigod, funny! wild! i am curious ,vincent, where you got your info?? they make a joke about agnes at the hemingway house in keywest, that's kinda funny, that i could share if you like. i wonder if they know about agnes living in the keys? might be something good to share, eh?

because he had all the cats after he and hadley divorced,and jack only spent summers with papa and pauline in key west.

I looked it up online,and it said their son.....maybe you could research it too?? It's possible they named a cat that too, maybe?

check out the website for lots of hemingway trivia!

http://www.cim.mcgill.ca/~mmitran/hem...

James Hadley Nicanor

Ernest and Hadley first son, nicknamed Bumby.

i got an email from Stephen that he was cancelling his account on here, but I see he's not done it yet, yet he's been quiet.......
you have him listed as discussion leader, so, i wondered if you knew more about what he's up to then i do?????

for christmas..... anticipation for it.... GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN....quite the story..... keep it in mind for december 2010!