Comments on: DOTW: Bee’s Knees http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/10/19/dotw-bees-knees/ The continuing adventures of a couple of San Francisco food dorks Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:50:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Anita http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/10/19/dotw-bees-knees/comment-page-1/#comment-80492 Anita Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:07:04 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/10/19/dotw-bees-knees/#comment-80492 Erik: The pizza sounds fabulous. We'll be over around 8? :) Cindy: I hope you do. Please let us know how it turns out. Nina: That is the problem, isn't it? Tea: Tea and Honey, it's a natural. Dagny: We're using an alfalfa honey, which has a fairly pronounced flavor. I bet wildflower or sage would be yummy, too. Ken: That sounds delish, too. Our meyers are mutants, and we pick them when they're pretty green. I'm guessing that's why they work OK for us, but it seems you're in the majority. Kat: I don't think we ever ate honey as kids, oddly enough. (Maybe my mom doesn't like it?) But I'm definitely hooked now. Judy: Oh, the hive-shaped glasses are from Crate and Barrel -- they're called "rhythm". The bee swizzle is a custom creation: a wooden bee from a broken honey dripper, perched atop a spiral cocktail pick. Erik: The pizza sounds fabulous. We’ll be over around 8? :)

Cindy: I hope you do. Please let us know how it turns out.

Nina: That is the problem, isn’t it?

Tea: Tea and Honey, it’s a natural.

Dagny: We’re using an alfalfa honey, which has a fairly pronounced flavor. I bet wildflower or sage would be yummy, too.

Ken: That sounds delish, too. Our meyers are mutants, and we pick them when they’re pretty green. I’m guessing that’s why they work OK for us, but it seems you’re in the majority.

Kat: I don’t think we ever ate honey as kids, oddly enough. (Maybe my mom doesn’t like it?) But I’m definitely hooked now.

Judy: Oh, the hive-shaped glasses are from Crate and Barrel — they’re called “rhythm”. The bee swizzle is a custom creation: a wooden bee from a broken honey dripper, perched atop a spiral cocktail pick.

]]> By: Dr. Judy http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/10/19/dotw-bees-knees/comment-page-1/#comment-80490 Dr. Judy Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:43:40 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/10/19/dotw-bees-knees/#comment-80490 Where did you get the lovely glasses...with bees? Where did you get the lovely glasses…with bees?

]]> By: Kat http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/10/19/dotw-bees-knees/comment-page-1/#comment-80230 Kat Wed, 24 Oct 2007 01:00:32 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/10/19/dotw-bees-knees/#comment-80230 I absolutely hated honey as a child - and would quietly look with disgust at my sister who would gleefully eat peanut butter and honey sandwiches. As an adult, I can't get enough! The drink looks and sounds so good...I'm definitely going to have to get the martini glasses out to try one. I absolutely hated honey as a child – and would quietly look with disgust at my sister who would gleefully eat peanut butter and honey sandwiches. As an adult, I can’t get enough! The drink looks and sounds so good…I’m definitely going to have to get the martini glasses out to try one.

]]> By: Ken http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/10/19/dotw-bees-knees/comment-page-1/#comment-80166 Ken Mon, 22 Oct 2007 20:19:25 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/10/19/dotw-bees-knees/#comment-80166 I agree that Meyer lemons are usually best in cocktails designed especially for them, but I've had pretty good luck with Meyer lemons in the Jack Rose. I agree that Meyer lemons are usually best in cocktails designed especially for them, but I’ve had pretty good luck with Meyer lemons in the Jack Rose.

]]> By: Dagny http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/10/19/dotw-bees-knees/comment-page-1/#comment-80151 Dagny Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:38:41 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/10/19/dotw-bees-knees/#comment-80151 I am used to getting Meyers from my aunt's tree. Often the lemons have been sitting there for some time when I pick them, so I have come to think of Meyers as being sweeter and less acidic than Eureka. The things I learn through blogs. And I'm partial to the Wildflower honey from Bee Kind. It has a kind of lemony flavor to it that I noticed the first time I used it in my tea. I am used to getting Meyers from my aunt’s tree. Often the lemons have been sitting there for some time when I pick them, so I have come to think of Meyers as being sweeter and less acidic than Eureka. The things I learn through blogs.

And I’m partial to the Wildflower honey from Bee Kind. It has a kind of lemony flavor to it that I noticed the first time I used it in my tea.

]]> By: Tea http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/10/19/dotw-bees-knees/comment-page-1/#comment-80150 Tea Sun, 21 Oct 2007 21:19:51 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/10/19/dotw-bees-knees/#comment-80150 Thanks for the Friday sample--I am in love! Perhaps I'm not a cocktailer because I had yet to meet one that made me melt... Thanks for the Friday sample–I am in love! Perhaps I’m not a cocktailer because I had yet to meet one that made me melt…

]]> By: Nina http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/10/19/dotw-bees-knees/comment-page-1/#comment-80061 Nina Sun, 21 Oct 2007 03:54:10 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/10/19/dotw-bees-knees/#comment-80061 I just made this -- delicious! Perfectly balanced, and a lovely flavor. I don't know if I can have just one, though. :) I just made this — delicious! Perfectly balanced, and a lovely flavor. I don’t know if I can have just one, though. :)

]]> By: Cindy http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/10/19/dotw-bees-knees/comment-page-1/#comment-80057 Cindy Sat, 20 Oct 2007 20:24:40 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/10/19/dotw-bees-knees/#comment-80057 I do have all these ingredients at home, I'll definitely give it a try! I do have all these ingredients at home,
I’ll definitely give it a try!

]]> By: erik_flannestad http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/10/19/dotw-bees-knees/comment-page-1/#comment-80036 erik_flannestad Fri, 19 Oct 2007 22:37:25 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/10/19/dotw-bees-knees/#comment-80036 Oh yeah, best meyer lemon use I've found so far: Homemade pizza crust with Backyard Meyer Lemon slices, Farmers' Market Asian Pears, and Bellwether Farms Fromage Blanc seasoned with lemon zest and fresh oregano. Oh yeah, best meyer lemon use I’ve found so far:

Homemade pizza crust with Backyard Meyer Lemon slices, Farmers’ Market Asian Pears, and Bellwether Farms Fromage Blanc seasoned with lemon zest and fresh oregano.

]]> By: Anita http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/10/19/dotw-bees-knees/comment-page-1/#comment-80033 Anita Fri, 19 Oct 2007 21:27:42 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/10/19/dotw-bees-knees/#comment-80033 Erik: I wish we went through honey faster. There are so many I want to try, but it takes us a year to get through a jar. Well, maybe not now that we know about this drink ;) Jim: Let us know what you think if you try it. It's hard for me to guess if you'll like it, as I love gin! Ian: Oh, I got that it. But thanks for clarifying for anyone who might've been confused. I probably should have said "It didn’t occur to me to try it with a greater proportion of gin relative to the other ingredients...". The 209 isn't super-hot, but it does have some personality; as always, we strongly encourage tinkering to adjust for fruit variety, liquor profiles, and the drinker's personal palate. I was surprised to find I liked the Bee's Knees more when made to the ratios above than a variation I tried that was more like 4:2:1, as I tend to like my sours rather sour. But if you take too much of the honey away, you lose its character and end up with just sweetness, IMHO. I noticed that CocktailDB also calls for a 3:1:1 ratio... I may give this a try over the weekend once I restock my citrus supplies. But I know for a fact that I really like it the way it's written above -- the only possible improvement would be for me to LOVE it. Which, you know, I can live with. Erik again: I find the lemon difference less noticeable with our homegrown Meyers than with the usually very-ripe ones you tend to find in stores. Ours rarely stay on the tree long enough to bring out their extra sweetness; they're less acidic than Eurekas, but they're no less tart -- if that makes any sense. Gotta love microclimates. I hear you loud and clear about the rye affinity; am looking forward to my first Rye Sour of the year in a couple of weeks. Erik: I wish we went through honey faster. There are so many I want to try, but it takes us a year to get through a jar. Well, maybe not now that we know about this drink ;)

Jim: Let us know what you think if you try it. It’s hard for me to guess if you’ll like it, as I love gin!

Ian: Oh, I got that it. But thanks for clarifying for anyone who might’ve been confused. I probably should have said “It didn’t occur to me to try it with a greater proportion of gin relative to the other ingredients…”. The 209 isn’t super-hot, but it does have some personality; as always, we strongly encourage tinkering to adjust for fruit variety, liquor profiles, and the drinker’s personal palate.

I was surprised to find I liked the Bee’s Knees more when made to the ratios above than a variation I tried that was more like 4:2:1, as I tend to like my sours rather sour. But if you take too much of the honey away, you lose its character and end up with just sweetness, IMHO.

I noticed that CocktailDB also calls for a 3:1:1 ratio… I may give this a try over the weekend once I restock my citrus supplies. But I know for a fact that I really like it the way it’s written above — the only possible improvement would be for me to LOVE it. Which, you know, I can live with.

Erik again: I find the lemon difference less noticeable with our homegrown Meyers than with the usually very-ripe ones you tend to find in stores. Ours rarely stay on the tree long enough to bring out their extra sweetness; they’re less acidic than Eurekas, but they’re no less tart — if that makes any sense. Gotta love microclimates.

I hear you loud and clear about the rye affinity; am looking forward to my first Rye Sour of the year in a couple of weeks.

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