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05/30/2011 National Mint Julep Day Classic Mint Julep

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Recipe Introduction

The Famous Horserace has come and gone but mint juleps are here for the summer. The drink contains mint, bourbon, sugar, and water. The mint julep is not as simple as its ingredients, either, making one is a ritual. "The ceremonial undertaking of making a mint julep -- which is not simply the product of a recipe -- has always been the subject of much debate, from the use of ' "cool, crystal-clear water bubbles' and ' "snow ice' to the embellishments and spells that go hand-in-hand with making the drink," according to Richard Barksdale Harwell's "Mint Julep." Juleps were at one time considered medicinal In an 1835 letter U.S. Navy surgeon David Shelton Edwards advised his wife to drink mint juleps to combat seasickness, according to a letter housed in the National Postal Museum. Try a classic version or a mint julep with orange or clove. Yahoo News

List of Ingredients

HOME COOKIN’ 05/30/2011 National Mint Julep Day Classic Mint Julep



Classic Mint Julep


• 1 lemon, rinsed
• About 2 teaspoons sugar
• 5 fresh mint sprigs (3 to 5 in.), rinsed and drained
• About 1 1/2 cups crushed or shaved ice
• 1/4 cup bourbon
• About 2 tablespoons club soda


Recipe



1. With a vegetable peeler or a sharp knife, pare a 2-inch strip of peel (yellow part only) from the lemon, then cut into long, thin shreds. Cut lemon in half and rub 1 cut side on the rim of a glass (10 to 12 oz.) to moisten; save lemon for other uses. Pour 2 teaspoons sugar on a small plate and dip moist glass rim in it to coat evenly, then pour sugar into glass.

2. Add 4 mint sprigs to glass. With a wood spoon, crush mint sprigs with sugar to bruise the leaves and release the herb's flavor. Fill glass with ice. Add bourbon, then fill to rim with club soda. Let stand until glass is frosty, about 2 minutes. Garnish with lemon peel and remaining mint sprig. Sip julep through a straw, adding more sugar to taste.

• YIELD: Makes 1 serving

Amount per serving
Calories: 182
Calories from fat: 1%
Protein: 0.8g
Fat: 0.2g
Saturated fat: 0.0g
Carbohydrate: 11g
Fiber: 1.6g
Sodium: 14mg
Cholesterol: 0.0mg