Apparently a storm’s-a-comin’, Boozers, so while you’re frantically gathering bread, milk, and toilet paper, don’t forget to stock up at the liquor store. A snow storm is truly just an excuse to have a party with the neighbors, so prepare to help shovel each other out and then warm up with a toasty cocktail or two. Be careful out there.
The key to this drink is, naturally, the spiced butter compound. If you prefer to make this dairy-free, you can easily substitute a vegan butter spread.
1/4 cup butter, softened
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon each of ground nutmeg, cinnamon, and ginger
Tea of your choice
Boiling water
Rum, or other liquor, of your choice
To make the spiced butter compound: mix the softened butter, sugar and spices in a small bowl until well combined. Cover and refrigerate until firm, about one hour.
Steep the tea in 5 ounces of boiling water for 3 or 4 minutes. Add up to two ounces of rum (depending on how bad your cold is), stir well, then top with a spoonful of the chilled butter compound. Enjoy!
As for the week it's funny how farmers are always taking the shit from industry and we have to adapt. Railways strike we adapt and take the hit. Grain companies plan expansion is farmers building bins. Read another report from some alberta economist and he said again with low dollar farmers should be getting higher prices for grain. Like that's happening. Oil drops but we have to pay more for diesel. Equipment is through the roof.
But the one bright spot in all this is once the snow grows and your able to seed the day your out in the field and see that first seedling pop out of the ground you know your proud to be a farmer.
Enjoy family week!
The key to this drink is, naturally, the spiced butter compound. If you prefer to make this dairy-free, you can easily substitute a vegan butter spread.
1/4 cup butter, softened
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon each of ground nutmeg, cinnamon, and ginger
Tea of your choice
Boiling water
Rum, or other liquor, of your choice
To make the spiced butter compound: mix the softened butter, sugar and spices in a small bowl until well combined. Cover and refrigerate until firm, about one hour.
Steep the tea in 5 ounces of boiling water for 3 or 4 minutes. Add up to two ounces of rum (depending on how bad your cold is), stir well, then top with a spoonful of the chilled butter compound. Enjoy!
As for the week it's funny how farmers are always taking the shit from industry and we have to adapt. Railways strike we adapt and take the hit. Grain companies plan expansion is farmers building bins. Read another report from some alberta economist and he said again with low dollar farmers should be getting higher prices for grain. Like that's happening. Oil drops but we have to pay more for diesel. Equipment is through the roof.
But the one bright spot in all this is once the snow grows and your able to seed the day your out in the field and see that first seedling pop out of the ground you know your proud to be a farmer.
Enjoy family week!