Over the Hedge by T Lewis and Michael Fry for December 23, 2022

Yeah that should really spike it up.

Alcohol can get many to drink some things that taste pretty bad.

Back before wine became The Thing, I noticed that restaurants that had signs advertising cocktails (frequently in the form of a neon martini glass) had food that was not quite as good as nearby places that did not offer cocktails.

Icelanders switched from being Catholic to Lutheran in 1550, but Christmas Eve Eve is still recognized as St. Thorlak’s day. When I was growing up. St. Thorlak’s Day was the day we put up all the Christmas decorations.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Thorlak#Thorlac’s_mass

Vodka is for Russians and other sissies. Add rum. Use one of these: https://thelonecaner.com/strongest-rums-in-the-world/

180 proof. Legally, that is; they start out 200 proof, 100% alcohol, but as soon as you open the bottle they suck down water vapor from the air. (Yes, really.)

Why, yes, I have spent far too much time in sugar-producing places.

Vodka? Bah.

I guess Hammy was busy elsewhere!

I will never drink alcohol.

Christmas Eve Eve is a thing in Newfoundland, it’s known as Tibb’s Eve and is a major party.https://www.productofnewfoundland.ca/articles/tibbs-eve-in-newfoundland

I think when Christmas falls on a Sunday or Monday and maybe a Saturday, we can have a Christmas Eve eve.

I’ve read a few authentic wassail recipes. No thank you, I’ll stick to mulled cider.

Let’s cozy around a fire while Verne tells the story of how he knows what mulled sweat-socks taste like.

Adorable and funny.

In Newfoundland it’s Tibb’s Eve, and it’s the traditional time to start drinking.

Coming up!

“Tastes like mulled sweat socks” sounds like they got it just right. Because that’s what wassail smells like to me.

gee… I call it Xmas Eve Eve… and 2 Xmases this year too