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Alcohol and fruit

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Dave

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Ok, so I was talking to this guy I know who is from Italy. We were talking about watermelons, since it was summer time and we both love this outrageously inexpensive refreshing fruit, he mentioned that on a few occasions he had tried this experiment back in his home town of Tuscany. Coincidentally, I found this link right here on CP.

Cut a hole in the top of the watermelon a little bit bigger than your fist. Pop the top and start scooping out the melon meat. When you have a nice empty cavity, start filling it up with some alcohol. Back in his hometown, he had used whatever cheap alcohols there were, but when I asked him what he would think would be best, he had mentioned cabernet sauvignon as it is already sweeter than other wines. Although hard liquors would work as well, such as vodka, perhaps rum. I was thinking brandy or schnapps (Peachtree comes to mind). Once the cavity is filled, pop the top back on, refrigerate and let sit for a few days. Then when you feel it is ready, pour out and serve. He reminisces that he has gotten smashed so many times using this method with a grin on his face. Obviously it had brought him pleasant memories of his youth back in the old country.

Has anyone else tried doing this? I'm curious as to the thoughts of others who frequently enjoy libations as well as what other fruits might be feasable. Perhaps honeydew melons, mango chunks sitting in a container filled with other alcohols sound appealing as well.
 
We made a freakin' huge batch of Jungle Juice for my bachelor party... That chit is bomb! Oh the memories!
 
We did the watermelon trick with vodka on a few occassions. Was a bit harsh, but that may be due to the cheap ass vodka they used. But it definitely works. That is, the watermelon will absorb most of that alcohol, and when you eat it, it's like downing a couple of shots!
 
I made a couple 5-gallon pails full of something...not sure what it was called.

Take chunks of fruit...any kind, and mix it with vodka. Let it sit in the fridge at least overnight, and you have alcohol infused fruit which tastes good, and fruit infused vodka, which also tastes good. :thumbs:
 
Yup, cut a hole in the watermelon and plug in a bottle of Vodka. Leave it overnight, and voila!
 
I never tried that with a watermelon, although I routinely make PJ using Everclear, Hi-C, and then add various fruits to the mixture. You'll end up getting just as drunk off the fruit as you will the alcohol because I usually let mine sit about 5 days in a large cooler and the fruit absorbs the alcohol. :D
 
Buy a bushel of peaches at harvest. Slice and put into mason jars. Fill to the top with Grand Mariner. Let sit till Christmas.

Doc.
 
Devil Doc said:
Buy a bushel of peaches at harvest. Slice and put into mason jars. Fill to the top with Grand Mariner. Let sit till Christmas.

Doc.
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Good call Doc. What's in harvest up around those parts late Sep/ early Oct? You have any recommendations for that?
 
Devil Doc said:
Buy a bushel of peaches at harvest. Slice and put into mason jars. Fill to the top with Grand Mariner. Let sit till Christmas.

Doc.
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We do peaches in wine at our Italian fests around here. Very delicious too!
 
Saw this thread and it reminded me of one of my favorite Derby-time (as in Kentucky Derby) sports...sneaking alcohol into Churchill Downs! :laugh:

For both the Derby and the Oaks (it's a philly race that's held Friday, the day before the Derby, more an event for us locals), you aren't allowed to bring any outside alcoholic beverages, since the Downs makes their bank off the beer and liquor tents probably as much as they do the horse betting. But you can bring in coolers with food and non-alcoholic beverags. So the sport is to find inventive ways to sneak in your booze.

The watermelon trick has been used before. Another good one I've seen is using a needle to inject vodka into grapes.

Best trick I ever saw (but not fruit-related) was when a guy from my high school pretended he was crippled, came into the Downs in a wheelchair, with a pony keg strapped underneath the seat! :laugh:
 
Black Plague said:
Saw this thread and it reminded me of one of my favorite Derby-time (as in Kentucky Derby) sports...sneaking alcohol into Churchill Downs! :laugh:

For both the Derby and the Oaks (it's a philly race that's held Friday, the day before the Derby, more an event for us locals), you aren't allowed to bring any outside alcoholic beverages, since the Downs makes their bank off the beer and liquor tents probably as much as they do the horse betting. But you can bring in coolers with food and non-alcoholic beverags. So the sport is to find inventive ways to sneak in your booze.

The watermelon trick has been used before. Another good one I've seen is using a needle to inject vodka into grapes.

Best trick I ever saw (but not fruit-related) was when a guy from my high school pretended he was crippled, came into the Downs in a wheelchair, with a pony keg strapped underneath the seat! :laugh:
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Damn, that's wrong, just plain wrong!!!
 
ahhhhhh the memories....Jungle Juice...Purple Jesus...the list goes on and on lol....gotta love vodka and watermelon lol...jello shots...lemon drops...Did JJ at a hotel in Panama once....we used the bathtub as the container..w0of lol...I like the idea of injecting it into grapes...tho it seems a lil time consuming/ labor intensive for the return...just my .02 is all...len
 
So what you're saying is that, despite CPs older crowd, Wop is still an acceptable drink?

You'll drink $7 beers, but not Coors Light....

You'll drink $50 Scotch, but later drink hangover inducing Wop? :sign:

I know what I'm bringing to my first CP herf...
 
I have a friend, who knows a guy, who knows a guy :whistling: who gets WVA moonshine with fruit like peaches, apple, blackberries etc. in the bottom of the jar. I don't drink but I guess the pieces of fruit knock you on your rear.
 
We used to make great jungle juice in High school, those days were the best.
 
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