If you like shot drinks, try the Mooseriver Hummer, created at the Grand Canyon. You take a shot glass and splash Peppermint Schnapps in the bottom. You fill it almost full with 151 rum. Then you float Galliano(?) on top. When you slam it back, you get the nice taste of the Galliano(?), the warmth of the rum, and finish off with the nice peppermint taste. Why Mooseriver Hummer? After two of these, you will be stumbling around, humming for moose. (Hey, the Canyon can be a really, really lonely place.)
My friend and I ate at the 105th and Metcalf Denny's free give away. The line length never changed the whole time we were there. The manager kept everything moving extremely smoothly and we received our food lickety split, even with me ordering boiled eggs. When I returned home, I sent a nice e-mail to Denny's to point out just how smoothly everything was running at that site, because it really was. The next day I received an equally nice phone call from the area manager at Denny's, thanking me for taking the time to note the staff's good job. I think the whole give away was a class act.
I like bread pudding that is pudding, not a solid brick. Most people overcook it or don't make it moist enough before baking. If it isn't a little wiggley, it's not right.
Re: “Soda sentimentality”
Do any of you remember Pomac? It was popular in the - I would say - early 1960's. The bottle stated it was made with wine, but its sale wasn't restricted because I use to buy it as a 6 year old. It was the color of white wine. With the popularity of wine coolers, I think that Pomac would fit right in.