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Lädt ... Menno-Nightcaps: Cocktails Inspired by that Odd Ethno-Religious Group You Keep Mistaking for the Amish, Quakers or Mormonsvon S. L. Klassen
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 What could possibly be interesting about a book of cocktail recipes for (or about) a group that has a better reputation for abstinence than indulgence, especially to someone who isn't themselves a Mennonite? I'm glad you asked! For one, if the title doesn't indicate, this book is hilarious. From the introduction to the acknowledgements, it's filled with a cordial wit that often made me laugh out loud. ... But Menno-Nightcaps is not just funny. It's actually informative. Klassen has devised cocktails that delineate dozens of important moments or people throughout Mennonite history, and given each one a pithy introduction that is educational and fun. And she's arranged the drinks in more or less chronological order so that if you read the book cover to cover, it acts as a series of tipsy history lessons.
A satirical cocktail book featuring seventy-seven cocktail recipes accompanied by arcane trivia on Mennonite history, faith, and cultural practices. At last, you think, a book of cocktails that pairs punny drinks with Mennonite history! Yes, cocktail enthusiast and author of the popular Drunken Mennonite blog Sherri Klassen is here to bring some Low German love to your bar cart. Drinks like Brandy Anabaptist, Migratarita, Thrift Store Sour, and Pimm's Cape Dress are served up with arcane trivia on Mennonite history, faith, and cultural practices. Arranged by theme, the book opens with drinks inspired by the Anabaptists of sixteenth-century Europe (Bloody Martyr, anyone?), before moving on to religious beliefs and practices (a little like going to a bar after class in Seminary, but without actually going to class). The third chapter toasts the Mennonite history of migration (Old Piña Colony), and the fourth is all about the trappings of Mennonite cultural identity (Singalong Sling). With seventy-seven recipes, ripping satire, comical illustrations, a cocktails-to-mocktails chapter for the teetotallers, and instructions on scaling up for barn-raisings and funerals, it's just the thing for the Mennonite, Menno-adjacent, or merely Menno-curious home mixologist. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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To quote from the highly entertaining yet informative introduction, "here you will find amusing commentary on Mennonite history, faith practices, and cultural forms, each with thematically appropriate cocktail recipes." And puns, lots of puns. Klassen covers a broad range of Mennonites from the uber-traditional to the progressive social justice sects, and includes Sunday school sippers non-alcohol versions, and large-quantity cocktails for your next quilting bee or barn raising.
How I Discovered This: It was prominent on my Twitter feed when it was published, and CBC Radio also talked about it
Why I Read This Now: I ordered this as soon as I learned about it last November and started reading it when it arrived. Perfect for picking up and reading a page here and there.
Recommended for: this is a great gift for the historian, cocktail mixer, or humorist in your life. (