Okay, this isn’t bacon news, but it does tie in to my “Bacon Infused Whiskey” project.  Plus, I like drinkin’!

 

These are Whiskey Stones.  I was introduced to them through an email I got today from Delight.com.  I bought some holiday gifts there last year and find they have some interesting items every now and then.

Here is their description of the product:

How do you chill your favorite spirits just a touch without diluting their perfectly balanced flavors? Whisky Stones are made in Vermont from natural soapstone, by the craftsmen of the oldest soapstone workshop in the United States. The stones are nonporous, and will impart neither flavor nor odor. More gentle than ice, Whisky Stones can be used to cool down your favorite spirits just enough to take the edge off without “closing down” the flavors. Store in the freezer for at least 4 hours before use. Add 3 stones to a glass. Pour until liquid has reached the height of 1 stone (about 2 fl oz). Let stand for 5 minutes. Enjoy. Rinse and air dry following every use, storing in the freezer for next time. Set of 9 stones packaged in a gift box; reusable storage bag included.

Color me intrigued.  I too am bothered by the watering down of my drinks, yet I do like my bourbon cool.  With the subtle flavor that I imagine my infusion will add to the whiskey, ice could quickly kill it.  

So let us see how the infusion works…I just might be back to pick these up.

We’ll get back to bacon later today, but first I have a small dilemma.  I really would love to hear your thoughts…

Lakeland High School’s 20 year reunion is at the end of this month and I am still deciding whether or not I should go.

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The man with the name everyone in my generation was taught to spell through the magic of our tv’s has passed.  From Yahoo News.

MADISON, Wis. – Oscar G. Mayer, retired chairman of the Wisconsin-based meat processing company that bears his name, has died at the age of 95.

Mayer’s wife, Geraldine, said he died of old age Monday age at Hospice Care in Fitchburg.

He was the third Oscar Mayer in the family that founded Oscar Mayer Foods, which was once the largest private employer in Madison. His grandfather, Oscar F. Mayer, died in 1955 and his father, Oscar G. Mayer Sr., died in 1965.

Mayer retired as chairman of the board in 1977 at age 62 soon after the company recorded its first $1 billion year. The company was later sold to General Foods and is now a business unit of Kraft.

Mayer’s first wife, Rosalie, died in 1998. He married Geraldine Fitzpatrick in 1999.

In tribute…