54. Five Tuesdays in Winter by Lily King

In this week’s episode, Kayla and Taylor discuss Lily King’s 2021 short story collection Five Tuesdays in Winter. Topics include coming of age, mothers and daughters, and…murder. Happy New Year, y’all!

This week’s drink: Hot Toddy (Kayla used this recipe via liquor.com)

INGREDIENTS:

• Boiling water, to fill a mug

• 4 cloves

• 1 lemon peel or wheel

• 2 teaspoons demerara sugar or brown sugar

• 1/4 ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed

• 2 ounces whiskey (bourbon, rye, Irish or scotch)

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Fill a mug with boiling water and let stand for a minute or two to warm.

2. Meanwhile, stick the cloves into the lemon peel or wheel and set aside.

3. Empty the mug and fill about halfway with fresh boiling water.

4. Add the sugar and stir to dissolve.

5. Add the prepared lemon peel or wheel and stir.

6. Add the lemon juice and whiskey, and stir again.

Current reads, recommendations, and links:

• The World According to Joan Didion by Evelyn McDonnell

• Educated by Tara Westover (audiobook read by Julia Whelan)

• Migrations by Charlotte McConaughy

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Here is the cocktail recipe for next week’s episode if you want to drink along with us!

Salty Dog via A Couple Cooks

INGREDIENTS:

• Flaky sea salt

• 3 tablespoons (1 ½ ounces) gin

• 6 tablespoons (3 ounces) fresh squeezed grapefruit juice

• 1 teaspoon (1 dash) simple syrup or maple syrup

• Lime wedge

• For the garnish: Grapefruit wedge

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Cut a notch in the lime wedge, then run the lime around the rim of a glass. Dip the edge of the rim into a plate of flaky sea salt.

2. Place the gin, grapefruit juice and syrup in a cocktail shaker with 4 ice cubes and shake until cold.

3. Strain the drink into the glass with the salted rim. Fill the glass with ice and top with a squeeze of lime. Garnish with a grapefruit wedge.