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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;silverthwait, post: 419096, member: 103&quot;]Speaking of Bourbon...ahem...personally, I can&#039;t stand the stuff.&nbsp; (The only parts of a Mint Julep I <i>don&#039;t</i> hate are the ice and the silver beaker!)</p><p><br /></p><p>However, one Christmas I decided to make Bourbon Balls for my mother-in-law&#039;s Southern beau.&nbsp; (Now those, I like!)&nbsp; The recipe is basically: chocolate cookies, cocoa powder and a LOT of bourbon.&nbsp; Made two dozen, and put them in the bread drawer to...ripen.</p><p><br /></p><p>That afternoon, my five-year-old took a nap.&nbsp; Unusual.&nbsp; UNHEARD OF!!&nbsp; However, at the time, I checked her temperature...normal...and then thanked my lucky stars and continued my Christmas wrapping.</p><p><br /></p><p>That evening I went to the bread drawer to get the Bourbon Balls to box and wrap as well.&nbsp; Out of 24, there was one, lone, pathetic cookie.</p><p><br /></p><p>No wonder my daughter napped for two hours![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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