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[akeyoftime]

I am a day late, but happy five years to akeyoftime! May you continue to house my inane, sometimes amusing blatherings for many more years.

Also.

I went out to lunch with my grandmother and father about a week ago and on a whim, ordered a Shirley Temple. I used to drink them all the time as a kid and it was one of my favourites. So here I am, sitting at the table eagerly awaiting the drink of my childhood... and when it arrives, three quarters of the glass is filled with orange juice. While I applaud the Vitamin C and other health benefits, I am baffled. I have never, in my long history of Shirley Temples, seen on with orange juice in it before. Are my memories wrong? Is this a regional thing?

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[satanseraph.livejournal.com]

Erm, as taken from Wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Temple_cocktail):

A Shirley Temple is a non-alcoholic cocktail made with lemon-lime soda and grenadine syrup, garnished with a maraschino cherry and slice of lemon or orange. It can also be made with (and ususally is) 7-up, Sprite, Coca-Cola or similar. It is often served to children dining with elders to let them share the experience of drinking a cocktail, which is why it is sometimes called a kiddie cocktail.

Grenadine is traditionally a non-alcoholic red syrup. It is used as an ingredient in cocktails, both for its flavour and to give a pink tinge to mixed drinks. "Grenadines" are also made by mixing the syrup with cold water in a glass or pitcher, adding ice or not.

The name "grenadine" comes from the French word grenade for pomegranate, as grenadine was originally prepared from pomegranate juice and sugar. However, "grenadine" is also a common name loosely applied to syrups and beverages consisting of other fruit juices (e.g. raspberry, redcurrant, blackberry) and sugar syrup. The characteristic flavor can be obtained from a mixture of blackcurrant juice and other fruit juices with the blackcurrant juice predominating.[1] Some grenadines now are artificial and contain no juice.

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[akeyoftime.livejournal.com]

That's what a thought.

You're a smart cookie to check wikipedia.

Maybe that's why you're a Raven-hybrid and I'm a Gryffinpuff :P