Frog Applause by Teresa Burritt for May 13, 2009

Neither do I. Frankly Scallop, I don’t give a clam.

Well, I do know how to pronounce Acai and I don’t care.

Me, either, I’ve never been into the “weird bits of fruit used as medicine” thing.

I don´t even know what “Acai” is, much less how to pronounce it.

Ah sahee that this may be very perplexing.

The açaí (ah-sigh-ee) berry is from the Amazon forest and is promoted as being high in antioxidants. What “they” don’t tell you is that you need a lot of the berries to get any real benefit. One açaí fruit drink provides very little. Better to eat a handful of grapes.

Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and caldron bubble.

Drink green tea. Much better!

I don’t eat or drink stuff I can’t pronounce.

Hey! PICK THE PERP: http://tinyurl.com/o9y9fm My record is 3 in a row. Teresa picked 5 in a row.

I picked 4 in a row!

I always said uh-k(eye). Now that I know how to pronounce it, I’ll probably forget.

A dram of Laphroaig works better.

Laphroaig Applause for cleo!

One thing I will say about acai is that it is very tasty. Chocolate tones in a rich, dark, fruity base that reminds me of berries. I don’t care about the antioxidant part. It’s just plain yummy.

Laphroaig is described as “not for the faint of heart”. Scottish whiskey also known as Liquid Smoke and The Peat Reek.

Laphroaig is something one matures into. The first time I tried it I couldn’t believe anyone could drink something so peaty and smoky. But after starting with blended scotch then moving into Glenlivet and the lighter single malts I tried it again and have been drinking it ever since. Lovely stuff.

Gesundhite!