WHILE
WHILE THEY SAY PATIO'S SEASON IS UPON US, I DON'T KNOW IF
THAT COUNTS THIS MORNING ,
BUT IT IS TIME TO ELEVATE YOUR
MIXOLOGIST SKILLS. ONE WAY
TO SPICE UP YOUR COCKTAILS
AND MOCKTAILS IS WITH SIMPLE
SIRUP SIMPLE SIRUP FOOD BLOGGER
LINDSEY GUENTZEL IS HERE ,
OUR GOOD FRIEND.
>> SHE JOINS US FROM HER KITCHEN
WITH A FEW DRINK RECIPES.
>> GOOD MORNING , LINDSAY.
MORNING , DAVE. I THINK I MIGHT
HAVE JINXED YOU AND I JINXED
THE WEATHER.
THE WEATHER. >> GOD, YOU KNOW WHAT?
IN MINNESOTA, YOU'RE ALWAYS
JINXING IT. YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE
YOU NEVER QUITE.
>> BUT THAT'S ALL RIGHT BECAUSE
EVEN IF IT'S CHILLY, THIS
WILL WARM US UP . ABSOLUTELY.
ABSOLUTELY. SO I GOT TO GIVE
CREDIT TO EVERY RESTAURANT EVER
WORKED. AND BECAUSE IF
YOU'VE EVER HAD CRAFT COCKTAIL
OR EVEN SOMETHING SUPER SIMPLE
LIKE A COKATO, YOU'VE ENJOYED
A SIMPLE SIRUP. AND THE LAST
YEAR I HAD TO MAKE COCKTAILS
AND MOCKTAILS AT HOME ALONE.
AND I GOT TO TELL YOU, IT'S A
LOT MORE FUN WHEN SOMEONE MAKES
IT FOR .
IT FOR .
IT FOR . >> BUT I'M GOING TO WALK YOU
THROUGH THE PROCESS. ALL RIGHT.
LET'S DO IT.
>> WHAT ARE WE MAKING TODAY? SO
I HAVE A REALLY FUN SPIN ON A
BLUEBERRY SIMPLE SIRUP SO FRESH
BLUEBERRIES. SO YOU'RE GOING
TO GET THAT REALLY LOVELY TART
SWEETNESS. AND THEN I'VE ADDED
SOME CARDAMOM IN THERE
AND CARDAMOM IS JUST INCREDIBLY
FRESH. IT'S INCREDIBLY BRIGHT.
IT'S GOT A LITTLE CITRUS TO IT.
IT REALLY SCREAMS SPREADING IT
SO WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A VIOLET
BOTTLE, KASOTA.
BOTTLE, KASOTA. >> ALL RIGHT. VIOLET READY
TO GO.
TO GO.
TO GO. >>
TO GO. >> AND THEY'RE LABELED SO
NICELY.
NICELY.
NICELY. >> THANK YOU. GOOD. YOU'RE ALL
RIGHT. SO JUST GOT A GLASS
EITZEN THERE, OK? BECAUSE I KNOW
MY MOTHER IS WATCHING. I'M GOING
TO FOLLOW THE RECIPE. MOST
PEOPLE DON'T HAVE A COCKTAIL.
>> HI. LINDSAY'S MOM. WE'RE SO
HAPPY YOU'RE WATCHING.
>> SHE WAS A LITTLE CONCERNED
WHEN I TOLD HER I WAS DOING
COCKTAILS IN THE MORNING .
ARE YOU ADDING IN VODKA FIRST?
THAT'S ALWAYS A GOOD START.
I'M GOING TO ADD MY VODKA LOVE.
GREAT VODKA. IT'S GOOD STUFF.
AND THEN SO WE GET
THAT BEAUTIFUL VIOLET COLOR AT
THE BOTTOM. I'M GOING TO ADD
THAT PART OF THE CARDAMOM
BLUEBERRY SIRUP. SO SMELL THAT .
MAYBE TASTE IT BEFORE YOU THROW
IT IN THERE. YOU CAN REALLY
TASTE THAT CARDAMOM THERE.
>> HANG ON . I'M TRYING TO OK,
ARE THEY ALL THEY'RE NOT
LABELED.
LABELED.
LABELED. >> ALL RIGHT. THE PURPLE ONES
ARE BLUEBERRIES. OK, SO I ADD
THAT AND THE CARDAMOM IN .
>> NOPE. DON'T HAVE THE CARD.
>> THE CARDAMOM IS JUST THERE
FOR YOU TO SMELL. OH OK.
THE CARDAMOM IS IN THE SIRUP
ALREADY GOT FILTERED IT OUT
YOUNG AND SMELL IT.
>> IT'S GOT A NICE SMELL TO IT.
YEAH IT'S A NICE SPRING. MAKES
YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO BE
OUTSIDE SOON. ALL RIGHT. SO
WE'VE GOT OUR BLUEBERRY AND OUR
VODKA
VODKA
.
. >>
. >> WHAT'S NEXT. SODA WATER. SO
IT'S JUST A REALLY ZEMPLE
HRAPSKY A LOT OF PEOPLE SHOULD
HAVE KNOWN THAT WAS GOING
TO HAPPEN.
TO HAPPEN. >> I SHOULD ADD ON THAT ALL
OF YOUR IPAD. YEP. MURPHY'S LAW.
>> IF SOMETHING CAN GO WRONG
WITH DAVE COOKING IT WILL I NOW
DRINKING.
DRINKING.
DRINKING. >> SO HOW DO YOU MAKE THE SIMPLE
SIRUP LINZEY LASTRUP IS
LITERALLY ONE PART SUGAR TO ONE
PART WATER.
PART WATER. >> OK, YOU GET IT TO A LOW BOIL
LIKE A RABBIT'S IMMER AND THEN
IT'S GOING TO TURN INTO
THAT SIRUP YOU'RE IN THAT
PROCESS, YOU START TO ADD YOUR
INGREDIENTS TO YOUR FRESH FRUIT.
YOU WANT TO PUT IN THERE FIRST.
IT'S GOING TO NEED THE MOST TIME
TO COOK YOUR HERBS FOR YOUR
FRESH CARDAMOM, FOR EXAMPLE,
THOSE YOU ADD IN AT THE VERY END
BECAUSE THEY'RE SO BRIGHT.
>> YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE
THEM THEN THEY'RE THE WHOLE TIME
OR THEY OVERPOWER IT.
>> AND THEN HOW LONG DOES
THAT BOIL DOWN FOR ? IT TAKES
BETWEEN TEN TO TWENTY MINUTES
WITH THE BLUEBERRIES OR ADDING
IN SOME MORE WATER. SO IT IS
GOING TO NEED A LITTLE BIT
OF EXTRA TIME TO COOK DOWN.
I THINK YOU HAVE A SAMPLE OF THE
LEMON GINGER SIRUP.
>> I DO. AND SO YOU'LL NOTICE
THE DIFFERENT IN TEXTURE BETWEEN
THE LEMON GINGER SIRUP
AND BLUEBERRY CARDAMOM SIRUP.
>> OH IT'S MUCH THICKER. YES IT
IS MUCH THICKER. THERE'S LESS
WATER IN IT BECAUSE I ONLY ADDED
BEJOU THE LEMON AND THOSE
LEMON RINDS. SO IT ISN'T AS
WATERY AS THE BLUEBERRY
CARDAMOM.
CARDAMOM.
CARDAMOM. >> AND IS THERE A MOCKTAIL AS
WELL THAT WE'RE MAKING.
>> WELL I'M MAKING IT
HERE AT HOME.
>> YOU'RE MAKING YOU HAVE
THE MILACA. WE HAVE THE REAL
STUFF. LEMONADE.
STUFF. LEMONADE. >> DID YOU SPILL TOO? YEAH,
I USUALLY DO, YES. I DID.
>> SO DON'T FEEL BAD. SO I'VE
GOT SOME FRESH SQUEEZED LEMONADE
AND I'M JUST GOING TO DOWN
THE SIDE OF THE GLASS GONVICK
THAT BEAUTIFUL PURPLE HUE NOW
IT'S SUPER FUN ABOUT THIS.
>> THIS IS A WAY TO GET
THE WHOLE FAMILY INVOLVED. IF
YOU'VE GOT KIDS OR YOU'VE GOT
SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T DRINK
ALCOHOL, THERE'S LOTS OF PEOPLE
WHO ARE ON THE MOCKTAIL
STRANDQUIST DAYS. YOU CAN SMELL
DIFFERENCE AND REALLY GIVE
THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE
FUN, DRINK WITHOUT HAVING
HELP OR IF IT'S EIGHT FIFTY FIVE
IN THE MORNING .
>> ALSO A GOOD TIME
FOR MOCKTAILS. THAT THAT LOOKS
GREAT. LINDSEY, THANK YOU SO
MUCH. FOR THE COOL RECIPE.
PIERZ MAKES US FEEL LIKE SPRING
IS GETTING HERE . DO YOU LIKE IT
IS A GOOD AND SO GOOD. ALL RIGHT
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