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Ask Soylent - What to Do With a Bottle of Creme de Menthe

posted by martyb on Sunday November 18 2018, @09:38PM   
from the alcoholic-mouthwash dept.

An elderly friend died last year and among other things I inherited a couple of bottles of Creme de Menthe. For anyone unfamiliar, it's bright green and very minty -- 60 proof / 30% alcohol by volume. I'm not a regular drinker, and I am one of those weirdos that believes in waste-not, want-not, so I felt obligated to find a way to (slowly) consume it. My eventual choice was to pour a shot or two over a bowl of chocolate ice cream -- not bad, compare to mint chocolate-chip ice cream, with a little kick.

Any other suggestions?

[An Anonymous Editor suggested Creme de Menthe Brownies (located at the bottom of the page).]

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Original Submission

• Re:Chocolate Mint Pie Crusts Re:Chocolate Mint Pie Crusts (Score: 3, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 19 2018, @11:36AM (1 child)

  by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 19 2018, @11:36AM (#763847)

  While it is true you shouldn't be mixing enough to develop gluten, lots of folks overdo it by accident, or tear the crust and end up re-rolling or add too much flour during rolling or whatever.

  Adding high proof alcohol has been shown to help mitigate gluten development with some of this, resulting in an extra tender/flake crust. The original recipe that made the rounds quite a few years ago used vodka, but I immediately realized it could also help with flavor. Making an apple pie? Add some apple brandy, etc. Chocolate mint seems a good application here too.

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• Re:Chocolate Mint Pie Crusts (Score: 2) by Muad'Dave on Monday November 19 2018, @12:42PM

  by Muad'Dave (1413) on Monday November 19 2018, @12:42PM (#763858)

  You follow Alton Brown, don't you?

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