Miscelaney

Oh shut up. You are gonna have some sort of St. Patty’s day drink tonight…whether it be spiked with green food coloring or otherwise. If you’re not feeling the green lips left over from the green food coloring, try creating a Black and Tan.  It’s simple, tasty and Irish. Alls you need is two different beers–ale and stout–layered in it.

• The ale goes in first; fill the glass just slightly less than half full with your favorite chilled Irish ale.
• Float the stout on top of the ale, rather than mixing the two layers. To do this, place a spoon over the glass, convex side up, and slowly pour the stout over the back of the spoon so it drizzles into the glass as gently as possible. Allow the stout to settle, and then make a toast and drink up!

(Hopefully there are some green shamrock sugar cookies within reach to cap off the evening).

And to properly toast the luck o the Irish:

May you live as long as you want, 
And never want as long as you live.

May you be in heaven a full half hour before the devil knows you’re dead
Never let your right hand know what your left hand is doing.

Beimid ag ól! (Let us be drinking!)