Keeneland over, one week 'til Derby.

[era veteran]

My Julep recipe.
Go out to the mint patch by the water faucet, crush some ice, mull the mint with a mortar, add crushed ice to Sterling silver cup, add mint. Make some simple syrup and pour it over the mint in the ice.
Carefully pour 4 fingers of good Bourbon. Early Times will do, don't need all that expensive tourist Bourbon. Take the whiskey and throw it back and throw that sweet shit on the ground.

Ah Kentucky, where the corn is full of kernels and the Colonels full of corn.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

1. don't forget Derby Pie!

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes

Ingredients:
1/2 cup flour
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup melted butter
2 tablespoons Kentucky bourbon
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
pinch of salt
1 ready-made piecrust

Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine flour and sugar in a mixing bowl. Add the eggs and butter; mix to combine. Stir in the bourbon, walnuts, chocolate chips, vanilla, and salt. Pour the mixture into the unbaked piecrust. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool before slicing.

* Note: If you ever include a similar recipe in a cookbook, you can't legally call it a "Derby Pie" recipe. The name "Derby Pie" is trademarked, and the owners of the name are very aggressive protecting the name "Derby Pie."

[era veteran]

2. The Kerns people will sue a mom and pop.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

3. sh!! -- I have to go find a hat --