Looking for something different to delight the mouth and relax the brain? Here is how to make this quick marijuana raspberry shrub. It is a great way to relax and enjoy. a good trip. Less harsh than alcohol and refreshing to you system, this is a nice mid week or Sunday break. And raspberries are among the most popular berries in the world. They are consumed as fresh fruits and used in a variety of treats from sauces to baked goods.
The popularity of non-alcoholic beverages is always growing, as cola and artificial juices wane in influence, healthy, fresh, and unique beverages begin their ascent into our hearts and refrigerators. If you’re looking for something fun to serve to guests who don’t drink this, consider the shrub. This quick marijuana raspberry shrub dates back centuries, and provides a use to fruit that is on its way to rotting, preventing waste and satisfying your sweet tooth and thirst at the same time.
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Quick Raspberry Shrub
1 cup ripe raspberries
1 cup Demerara sugar
1 oz alcohol cannabis tincture*
Juice of a lemon
¼ cup apple cider vinegar
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Muddle raspberries with sugar in a jar. Allow to sit for at least 15 minutes, during which time the sugar will dissolve.
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Strain seeds and solids. Add apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, and tincture. Pour 2 oz of juice mixture into a glass with ice.
Decarboxylate an eighth of finely ground cannabis by heating in an oven safe and well sealed container for 20 minutes at 225 degrees. Put cannabis and high proof spirit (like 151 rum) into a jar or vacuum sealed bag and place in a water bath at just under boiling for 1-3 hours. Strain into dropper bottle and dispense 1-5mL as a dose or use in recipes.
This drink is gorgeous, natural, and so easy to prepare. The longer you allow the mixture to sit in the fridge, the more flavor it will develop. Up to a month should be no big deal in a well-sealed jar. Catering to your non-alcoholic friends (or just your taste for finery sans intoxication) makes every gathering more special. The continuous foisting of booze as an equivalent to fun concept is is taking its toll, since cannabis and fruit are relatively harmless compared to the 88-thousand alcohol related deaths per year. It seems like alcohol has no chill, but you can.
Jimmy Kimmel has a way of making it into the news as a regular basis. Popular, funny and an understanding of the public. But does he consume?
The news is full of the feud with Aaron Rodgers, where it seems Kimmel has the upper hand. Since he started in high school on radio, Jimmy Kimmel has been outspoken in comedy, his personal life and his beliefs. It seems the public is still a a huge fan. In the late night wars, Kimmel is winning in the ratings over Colbert, especially in key demographics of males 25-45.
Kimmel started his career during high school working in radio. He hosted a Sunday night interview show on UNLV‘s college station, KUNV.. In 1989, Kimmel landed his first paying job as morning drive co-host of The Me and Him Show at in Seattle, Washington. He eventually switched to writing comedy and made his TV premier on Comedy Central. n January 2003, Kimmel permanently left The Man Show to host his own late-night talk show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!,
Jimmy Kimmel is marijuana friendly, including doing a bit with Seth Rogen on the who is top 4 people to share a toke. During a Rolling Stone interview, he lit up and proceeded to get fully relaxed. This was after Kimmel asked interviewer Jonah Weiner, “If we smoke weed right now, is that on the record?” So Jimmy consumes and knows his way around a joint and a preroll. It seems on the alcohol front, Johnnie Walker King George V is among his favorite.
Kimmel was a bit fuller until losing 28 pounds. You wonder if he use cannabis as a help for weight loss. In October of 2023 he proclaims October 20, which is Snoop Dogg’s birthday and the midpoint to stoner holiday 4/20 a new holiday. He declared it “Doggsfather Day” after his good friend Snoop Dogg.
Kimmel seems like a great guy, has been open about the health issues of his child and seems to stick up for the little guy. Being in the public like he is, he has to deal with jerks at times, but it seems he focuses on making people laugh.
When it comes to marijuana legalization – Governor DeSantis wants it both ways – His Way – and convincing the majority of people who are pro legalization to support him on his way
Ron DeSantis is hoping for a better year. 2023 started strong with positive approval rates, a presidential campaign and Florida doing his bidding. But things got messy and by the end of the year, things had taken an ugly turn. He is losing in both national and statewide polls, the presidential campaign trail has only released scandals and messes, and Floridians are losing interest in him as he begs for more taxpayer money to keep up his feud with Disney and others. So once again he is turning for help with something popular. Governor Desantis wants it both ways on marijuana.
During his 2018 campaign he dismissed recreational marijuana because his high school classmates who used weed didn’t turn out as well as him. Sheldon Addison, the Las Vegas billionaire was a major backer. Adelson, along with the private prison lobby, helped fund anti-marijuana efforts across the country, including in Florida.
When he ran for Governor, DeSantis cozied up with the marijuana lobby, where one of the leaders were Panhandle Congressman Matt Gaetz. Despite his distaste of marijuana and his constantly blocking recreational, he did easy their campaign checks and sign in medical marijuana. But the law DeSantis signed to start the Florida medical marijuana industry became a foundation for income for donors and a nightmare for patients. DeSantis ensured only a handful of companies could sell marijuana through a regulatory system he once likened to a “cartel”.
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Now, when he is running around the country in private planes his campaign struggles to afford, the people of Florida are pushing for recreational cannabis. On the campaign trail part of his stump speech is he is working for the people. But when it comes to weed what he says and does is two different things. UNF Public Opinion Research Lab (PORL), found that 67% of those surveyed said that they would vote for a state constitutional amendment to legalize the possession and regulated sales of small amounts of marijuana for personal use by adults. Only 28% said that they would vote against such a ballot measure. But he is allowing his Attorney General to put up as many roadblocks as possible without having to play the bad guy.
DeSantis always positions himself as the savor of Florida as he feels he knows best. While is comments on the messed up system in California has merits, he is flat out wrong on Colorado. The states system has reduced the black market, there is a decrease in youth use and cities haven’t suddenly become crime filled due to legal weed.
Last marijuana election, 71% of the population wanted a free and open medical marijuana systems. The Governor feels they were confused. This year’s election will see if Florida voters have faith in DeSantis to continue to run a nanny state and allow him to decide about marijuana and other benefits for citizens. There is little chance of him being elected as president and the public seeing if follows thought on his promise hands-off approach like prior administrations from both parties. But the people of Florida will experience first hand.
Zoom and conference calls have ruined snow days….but here are a few recipes for a boozy hot drink to lift your spirits
As kids, nothing was better than school being closed for weather. Snow days gave you the time to sleep in, goof, play outside and have fun. As adults, there was a hint of thrill when there was as snow, you might front load stuff in the morning and then have a leisurely afternoon with a hearty meal and some good spirits.
But Zoom and conference calls have changed snow days. Still, it seems like a snow day is a little permission to relax and goof off during the work week. And here are the best boozy drinks for when you are snow bound.
Ski Lift
This twist on a classic is the perfect companion inside and out on a snow day!
Ingredients
One pack of hot chocolate
Hot Milk
One shot of Schnapps or Frangelico
Whipped Cream
Coconut flakes
Create
Heat the milk and mix with the hot chocolate packet then stir in the spirits. Add whipped cream and sprinkling with coconuts (like snow flakes) and drink up!
Classic Hot Toddy
Perfect for after playing outside or shoveling snow. Best to drink in front of a fire or watching the cold weather from inside someplace warm.
Pour boiling water, whiskey, and honey into a cup. Add cloves, cinnamon, and lemon slice. Let mixture stand for 5 minutes so flavors can mingle, then sprinkle with a pinch of nutmeg before serving.
Hot Butter Rum
The perfect drink to shake off the chill and thinking of a warm, tropical vacation. The perfect cocktail mixing the current weather and the hope of an island getaway.
Ingredients
1teaspoonbutter
1teaspoonbrown sugar
1pinchground cinnamon
1pinchground nutmeg
1pinchground allspice
1dashvanilla extract
2ouncesrum (light rum is preferred)
1cupboiling water
CREATE
Place butter, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and vanilla extract in the bottom of an Irish coffee glass. Pour in rum and hot water. Stir.
The first slight of snow flakes, kick back and make one of these creations and let your body relax.
Roughly up to 15% of the population suffers with it. Women are effected more than men – both both genders suffer from Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) can interfere with someone’s ability to enjoy family meals and get-togethers with friends. It can affect their ability to be the parent or partner that one would like to be, or to fulfill commitments. This can lead to feelings of guilt and self-blame, as well as stress. Roughly 15% of the population is struck by IBS with more women than men dealing symptoms. Can marijuana help treat symptoms of Irritable Bowel disease, well, data gives hope!
A study looking into the effects of marijuana on irritable bowel disease (IBD) has revealed some good news, patients who took marijuana experienced fewer symptoms of IBD than those who didn’t.
IBD encapsulates two conditions: Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. About three million adults are diagnosed in the US, with symptoms ranging from mild to severe.
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The study was published in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology and examined patients with IBD and their history with marijuana. Researchers conducted an anonymous survey on patients with IBD who were over the age of 18 and made medical marijuana purchases on dispensaries in New York or Minnesota.
Survey questions ranged from the patients’ IBD symptoms to their medical marijuana habits, including their purchase history and adverse side effects.
The results were mostly positive, with the majority of IBD cases ranging from mild to moderate, with the median frequency of medical marijuana use being about once a week. Most patients preferred to vape marijuana, mainly with high amounts of THC.
The study concluded medical marijuana users experienced decreased IBD symptoms and fewer visits to the emergency room. Medical marijuana appeared to have a positive impact on patients’ lives, lessening their everyday IBD symptoms.
In terms of side effects, the majority of respondents reported feeling euphoric (75.4%) after using marijuana, with only a small minority feeling negative effects such as drowsiness (4.2%), dry mouth/eyes (3.4%), and anxiety, depression, and paranoia (3.4%).
More studies are needed to paint a clearer picture of marijuana’s effect on IBD. For now, it appears like there’s an existing connection, showing marijuana can have a positive impact on patients struggling with IBD.
According to the CDC, IBD is a generalized GI tract condition; it can target any part of the digestive system, from the mouth to the intestines. The fact medical marijuana can have a positive impact is good news, and should be studied further.
Not for the newbie, dabbing is for the experience user.
Like tequila – there are beginners and experience drinkers….each having their own journey. In the cannabis world you have people who microdose gummies and those who want a deeper, stronger experience by dabbing. Dabbing is thought to produce a greater high than smoking marijuana. Compared to other marijuana consumption methods, dabbing delivers one of the quickest highs. It also tends to produce a stronger high, since the THC is more concentrated. Here is a guide to your first marijuana dab.
Educate Yourself
Dabbing is not anything like smoking a joint. It requires a whole new set of tools. The cannabis is in completely different form. The psychoactive effect is exponentially more intense. And the intoxication will last longer.
Essentially, a dab is a small dose of highly concentrated cannabis that is heated on a hot surface and then inhaled. Focus on the word “concentrate” — and fully grasp the meaning. Cannabis concentrates are exactly what they sound like: Take the herb and extract all the THC out of it as you can. The extreme amount of THC in the concentrate means you will need very little (just a dab) to achieve the psychoactive effect.
Dabs are concentrated doses — typically about the size of a Tic-Tac breath mint — of marijuana. Dabs are manufactured by extracting THC, most commonly by using a solvent such as butane. The end product is a potent oil often referred to as wax, honey, shatter, budder, crumble or butane hash oil (BHO).
Typical marijuana bud contains roughly 15 to 25 percent THC; concentrates typically range between 65 to 85 percent THC, depending on the type and quality of the product.
Find A Dab Buddy
Dabbing alone is not advised the first few times you try it. Find a friend who is willing to experiment with you — or at least be your chaperone as you do it yourself. Ideally, you will know someone who not only has tried it, but can bring along his or her own dab kit — the set of tools one needs to dab correctly.
Why a dab buddy? Just as a precaution in case you feel faint or paranoid. Other possible side effects include a rapid heartbeat and hallucinations. If you feel any of these symptoms, hydrate, lay down and close your eyes.
Remember, you can’t suffer a fatal overdose from cannabis — including dabbing. But you can harm yourself if you should fall down. Your dad buddy is there for insurance just in case the situation becomes uncomfortable.
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What You Need
The technology of dabbing is changing quickly, with more and more ancillary products promising more effectiveness, greater ease or lower cost. But, essentially, if you are going to dab on a regular basis, you will need to purchase some new tools:
The concentrate: Whether it is wax, honey, shatter, budder, crumble or BHO, this is the THC-rich product. It is highly recommended you purchase the concentrate from a licensed, tested retailer. There is a lot of black market wax out there is full of residual contaminants from processing. The raw material needs to be high quality — which does not mean high in THC, it means well made. Start small. A small dose looks no larger than a crumb. If you need more, go for a second dab. But it’s better to be cautious when it comes to dosage.
Dabber: The dabber looks like a small poker. Typically, the dabber is made of metal or glass or ceramic and is used to apply the concentrate to the nail. With the dabber, take the small amount of the concentrate and keep it on the tip of the dabber.
Dab rig: Dab rigs, also known as oil rigs, are basically glass water pipes (bongs) used for vaporizing extracts, oils, and concentrates. Like bongs found at head shops, there are sorts of sizes, shapes and colors. You will use the rig to inhale the fumes after lighting the nail.
Nail: The nail fits inside the gauge of your rig (or water pipe). Most experts swear by the nails made of high-quality titanium, but there are also ceramic nails and quartz nails. Glass nails are out there, but are a bit tricky.
A dome (or carb cap): There are some “domeless nails” on the market, do not require a carb cap, but most standard nails need a dome to trap the vapor. Essentially, all the dome does is limit the amount of air flow inside the rig, allowing for the vapor to be inhaled rather than vanish in thin air.
A torch: Have you ever used a crème brulee torch? Well, if you have then you will be able to use a dab torch. A butane cigar lighter or something like is simply not powerful enough for a dab. The torch is used to heat the nail to extreme temperatures. The goal is a red-hot nail in a short amount of time.
Butane: You’ll need butane to refill the torch.
Step-By-Step
Sit Down: Dabbing is best sitting down. Get comfortable on a couch or chair. Have all the tools arranged in front of you.
Heat Nail: Turn on the butane torch. Once you have properly adjusted the flame, heat the nail until it begins turning a medium shade or red.
Dome It: Once the nail is red-hot, turn off the torch — the last thing you need is to accidentally start a fire. Turning off the torch is important. Now the nail is ready, place the carb cap or dome over the nail.
turn off your torch and place the glass dome over the nail. It’s recommended to let titanium nails cool for about 10 seconds and quartz nails about 45 seconds so the surface temperature isn’t too hot.
Apply Dab: After the nail is domed or covered, count to 1o to let the nail cool just a little. Put the dabber in your dominant hand and touch the dabber on the hot nail. You will see white vapor (it looks like smoke, but it’s really vapor) collecting inside the dome. Slowly inhale. Rotate the tip of the dabber on the nail until the concentrate is gone.
Exhale: Stay seated for a few minutes. Drink a glass of water. Enjoy the experience. And thank your dab buddy,
Sometimes day drinking just feels right. Football games, brunch with friends, a sun day, apré skiing. Here hte best day drinking guide with recipes to enjoy the day. The biggest rule is drinking enough water, it’s important to be eating throughout the day, an empty stomach can cause problems. Aside from those two, moderate and have fun. While beer and Bloody Marys are the usual, try some of these to add zest to your day drinking adventure!
Erik Hakkinen, Head Bartender, Zig Zag, Seattle
“My favorite two low-octane drinks are Campari and grapefruit juice (2 oz Campari, 4 oz fresh grapefruit juice), and then Bonal and tonic (2 oz Bonal, 2-4oz good tonic, like Fever Tree, East India Imperial, squeeze of lime). So simple, so delicious! I like both served as long drinks.”
Ramon Garcia, Bar Director, Alchemist, San Francisco
KISS N’ TELL
1 oz Manzanilla Sherry
1 oz Dolin Blanc Vermouth
.5 oz Rosemary syrup
.25 oz Lemon juice
1 bar spoon Laphroaig 10yr Whisky
1 small pinch of salt
4 oz La Croix Peach Pear sparkling water
Shake all ingredients with ice except La Croix Peach Pear and double strain into a Collins glass filled with ice. Top off with La Croix Peach Pear Sparkling Water. Garnish with 3 pear slices and a rosemary sprig.
Rosemary syrup:
1 cup Sugar
1 cup Water
3 Rosemary sprigs
Bring water to a boil and add sugar, then simmer until sugar dissolves add the rosemary sprigs and let them steep for 30 mins. Strain the Rosemary and store in a nonreactive containers.
Morgan Weber, Co-owner, Eight Row Flint, Houston
ALL DAY LONG
3 oz Lillet Rosé
2 oz Topo Chico
½ oz Fresh Lemon
¼ oz Rich Simple
2 dashes grapefruit bitters
Build in Collins glass full of ice. Garnish with fat grapefruit peel, oil expressed into glass.
Krissy Harris, Creative Director, The Wren, NYC
RUBY ROSE SPRITZ
“This cocktail is currently on our brunch cocktail menu (also, that’s my daughters name).”
1 oz Martin Miller’s Gin
¾ Aperol
¼ Giffard Black Rose Liquor
Shake & Strain into a Highball glass. Top with Schofferhofer Grapefruit Bier.
LOOK MA! NO HANDS
“We serve this at the Wren off menu, but we call it a Dirty ‘Delo.”
Modelo Especial can
Valentina Hot Sauce (or equally good brand)
Salt
Lime
Use lime to wet the lip of the can new opening. Dip can into salt. Open can. Pour healthy dose of Valentina into and around the opening. Garnish with lime wedge.
“I like to pre-spice the tequila by slicing 1-2 jalapeños and adding them to the full bottle of tequila. I taste every hour or so until I get to the desired heat level. That way, it’s a consistent drink every time. This was on our brunch cocktail menu and will come back!”
1 oz El Jimador Blanco or Herradura Silver
½oz Del Maguey Vida Mezcal
1 oz Pineapple Juice
¼ oz Agave
½ oz Lime Juice
3 slices Jalapeno
Add all ingredients to a shaker, add ice and shake. Pour into a salt rimmed rocks glass.
COCCHI CUP
2 oz Cocchi Americano Bianco
1 oz Lime
cucumber & mint
Add all ingredients to a shaker, add ice. Dump contents into a pint glass adding ice to fill glass. Top with Ginger Beer.
New year, new skills! Canoeing is a term used to describe the uneven burning of a joint. If you want to be old school – here are tips to roll a blunt
More and more people are starting are being more open about their marijuana use. In fact, 90% of citizens want some form of legal cannabis. While gummies are the most popular way people use, joints are still the classic. You can buy pre-rolls, but some still enjoy rolling their own. But it is tough and it can mean the blunt can burn unevenly. Here are the best tips to roll your own joint.
Canoeing has nothing to do with experience because even the most experienced smokers occasionally have their blunts shaped like canoes.
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What Is Canoeing?
Canoeing is a term used to describe the uneven burning of a joint. The blunt burns more on one side than the other, and trust me, and this takes the fun out of smoking. Imagine coming home after a long day, taking the time to roll a blunt, only for the joint to canoe after a few drags. It sometimes gets infuriating. To derive the most satisfaction from your joint, you must try everything possible to avoid canoeing.
Joint canoeing is a problem. No one wants to take the time to smoke a joint which only smolders on one end. The blunt-taking appearance of a canoe is not the main problem but the effects of this uneven burning. When a joint canoes, it results in less-satisfying drags, faster-burning flowers, and a coarser, denser taste and smell. Overall, joint canoeing is more or less a waste of paper and cannabis flowers.
How to Avoid Having an Unevenly Burning Joint
If you immediately you notice your joint canoeing, there are quick fixes for you to remedy the situation, but it’s best to avoid the occurrence altogether. You have to take caution from the very beginning—which is grinding. Novice smokers often make the mistake of loosely rolling their joints and filling them with air pockets. And there are times when you could light your blunt in the wrong manner. There are various things could go wrong, from grinding to pulling on your joint. Here are some steps to follow to prevent canoeing.
Properly Grind Your Weed
This is the first step to ensuring your joint is perfectly rolled to burn at the same rate on all sides. If your weed is not crushed correctly from the start, then there’s very little you can do to correct the canoeing anomaly. Thanks to innovations in the weed industry, smokers have no reason to grind their weed with their fingers. You can check out the best weed grinders on the market to ensure your weed is reduced to uniform-sized particles. Equal-sized particles burn at the same rates, which is what you should be after.
Evenly Roll Your Joints
Tightly or loosely packed joints always burn unevenly. After grinding your herb to get the same-sized particles, you have to distribute it across the rolling paper evenly. Not too tight and not too loose, and all sides have to contain the same amount of plant materials. You can use your finger to press the herbs down or a sharp-edged ruler to trim off the excess materials before you roll.
The key to achieving an evenly rolled joint is consistency. It would be best if you did not overpay your joint. This would only make it difficult for you to drag. While a loose pack will have different air gaps, What you want is a tight roll void of lumps and bumps. If you can’t get the hang of rolling your joint evenly, you can purchase a rolling machine. Make sure you go for products with high ratings on the market, as these would guarantee you’d get an even burn.
Aptly Light Your Joint
At this point, you should have a precisely rolled joint. However, the probability of your joint canoeing is still very much available. Lighting your joint the right way is another major step to avoiding canoeing.
Some spark up their buds and start puffing away. It is more complex than this. Once you light the tip, you have to rotate the joint slowly to ensure the tip is perfectly lit. As soon as this is done, take short little puffs on the joint, and keep spinning. This way, the joint burns at a uniform rate, and the weed flowers are not wasted.
Avoid taking deep drags immediately after the blunt is lit. It could result in one area burning slower than the other.
Other Pointers to Prevent Joint Canoeing
While the major factors causing canoeing joints have been highlighted above, there are other preventive steps you can adopt to reduce your chances of ending up with a duff joint.
Cure your buds before using
If you grow your own cannabis at home, you must not smoke your buds immediately after harvest. Instead, you have to take your time to dry or cure these buds for a smoother smoke. Skipping the curing stage results in canoeing, less flavorful buds with reduced potency. When buds are properly cured, it would be easier to break them down into uniform sizes.
Use high-quality marijuana and smoking materials.
The best cannabis flowers Try not to cut costs by purchasing rolling papers of inferior quality. The type of rolling paper you use could make or break your rolling technique. You could have perfectly ground buds and have bad roll-ups if your papers are bad. The best rolling papers are thin yet robust. They are produced from rice or hemp materials. You can experiment with different brands of rolling papers to find the one which suits you best.
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Include Concentrates
This is not compulsory as not every smoker likes mixing products like hash or resin with their herbs. This is recommended because of the different burning temperatures of each. If concentrated and adequately mixed with herbs, it would slow down the burning rate of the plant materials. It’s nice concentrates increase the potency of the joint; hence, you must exercise caution when adding them.
If you feel you aren’t up to the task of rolling or grinding your weed perfectly, don’t hesitate to buy the appropriate portable machines. It’s nothing to be ashamed of. You could also consider switching to high-quality pre-rolled joints. If you stick to the tips in this article, you’ll be smoking perfect joints in no time. Just go ahead and say goodbye to unevenly burning joints. It could take you a few tries to get it right. As they say, practice makes perfect!
It isn’t an age old question – but the two are definitely a part of people’s lives.
Garlic bread is a delicious and a staple from Italian tables to the Olive Garden. The combination of the two is a delight to the tongue, taste buds and tummy. But looking at them, which was the greater discovery – butter or garlic?
Every year, over 8 million tons of butter are consumed worldwide. And in the US in 2022, about 1.06 million tons of butter were manufactured, up from 676,000 tons in 2005. In 2021, world production of garlic was 28 million tons, with China alone accounting for 73% of the total. Garlic consumption has more than tripled in the United States since 1980 and now stands at about 2.5 pounds per capita. Around 24,000 to 26,000 acres of garlic are planted annually in the United States with a total production of around 200,000 tons.
“Discovering butter is hands down the more important discovery, allowing for massive leaps in flavor and texture opportunities in both sweet and savory preparations. Don’t get me wrong, garlic is delicious, but replace it with another ingredient in most recipes and the result is still delicious. Try and replace butter and people start to complain. I’d say that speaks for itself” shared noted chef and educator Justin Khanna.
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Butter has many uses including a condiment or melted for frying or coating. Butter is also used in baking, such as in cakes and pastries, or for enriching sauces. Garlic is used primarily to add a distinctive flavor.
“Shallots are for babies; Onions are for men; garlic is for heroes.” Unknown
Records show garlic has been cultivated in Mesopotamia for at least 4,000 years. Use of garlic in China and Egypt also dates back thousands of years. Well-preserved garlic was found in the tomb of Tutankhamun (King Tut) and used by the Greeks and Romans.
Butter, according to author Elaine Khosrova goes back to Neolithic-era Africa 8,000 B.C A later Sumerian tablet, dating to approximately 2,500 B.C., describes the butter making process starting from milking of cow. Contemporary Sumerian tablets identify butter as a ritual offering.
In the Mediterranean, unclarified butter spoils quickly, unlike cheese, making it impractical in preserving the nutrients of milk. Ancient Greeks and Romans seemed to have considered butter a food fit more for the northern barbarians. A play by the Greek comic poet Anaxandrides refers to Thracians as boutyrophagoi, “butter-eaters”. In his Natural History, Pliny the Elder calls butter “the most delicate of food among barbarous nations” and goes on to describe its medicinal properties.
In an informal poll, butter slightly outpaced garlic, with more men voting for butter. Surprisingly, they referenced the complexity of making the dairy product as opposed to just finding garlic.
Tech engineer Brandon in Seattle sums up his thoughts with “Because it had a process which needed to be discovered. It also requires animal husbandry.”
Change is in the air for how people relax and feel better
The marijuana industry is receiving some good news – Thanksgiving marijuana sales were good, record breaking good. This follows the trend of the cannabis mainstreaming and the majority of American being “over” the cannabis stigma and are ok with the use of legal weed. Well, with over 50% of the country having access to legal cannabis and the marijuana industry gobbled up huge holiday sales.
Almost 90% of the country believes marijuana should be legal in some form. And there is a generational shift in the approach to alcohol and marijuana. Gen Z turning away from drinking and embracing the healthier weed. An example of the culture shift is in recently recreational legal Michigan. In their first year, marijuana sales will likely surpass $3 billion, helped by record-breaking July and a very robust holiday season. This is above their expectations and cannabis tax revenue overtook alcohol income for the state.
In a clear example of public sentiment, BDSA, a leading data analyst company who covers cannabis released their Thanksgiving week sales. Comparing same 7 holiday days of 2022 to 2023 and they saw an average of a 19% increase year over year. it seems gummies are the new champagne or whiskey of the holiday season
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What is especially interesting is the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and “Black Friday” are two of the biggest alcohol and weed days of the year. In fact, the Wednesday before is called “Green Wednesday in the cannabis industry and “Drinksgiving” in the alcohol industry. Sales for those days are higher. In the weed industry it can be up to 50% higher. The BDSA data shows it up with 19% above last year 66% increase which is a huge two year increase.
Driving the big increase is an increase in edibles, primarily gummies which saw an increase of 21% year over year. They are the most common way people consume marijuana with nearly 49% of people saying it is their primary way of using cannabis.
Another perk for consumers is the average cost was 3% cheaper than last year, which was an added bonus. Edibles were on average 8% less expensive. Customers at dispensaries are similar to customers at liquor/grocery stores and respond to pricing.
