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Are both groceries & eating out cheap for Americans who earn $ (minimum wage) in the US? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] 2 points 53 minutes ago*

Are you trying to ask how many hours of work it takes to buy a reasonable meal at a restaurant? Minimum wage in Florida is $15. You can buy something that would make a day's food or one cheap meal (without a drink) at a cheap restaurant for that one hour of work, but of course we pay taxes so the net in the paycheck doesn't equal $15. Also you can't just exclude housing like that. Nobody can use groceries if they aren't housed.

At $15/hour and 25% going to taxes, gross about $2,000/month. Net about $1500 Average rent here 2,500 so with one roommate, rent is still taking most of that.

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    cognac? in c/cocktails@lemmy.world
    [–] 3 points 18 hours ago

    Sazerac, you can make that with cognac not rye if you want something cognac forward and boozy and interesting.

    You can use it instead of bourbon in a paper plane, but change the proportions from equal parts to 2x as much cognac, or in other words half of everything else.

    Sidecar is great.

    Best way to serve it, alone? I like on a big clear ice cube, that's how I like anything strong tasting.

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    What do you just want to go away? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
    Stephen Miller calls Trump GOP more popular 'than ever' in first CoS speech in c/politics@lemmy.world
    [–] 5 points 19 hours ago (1 child)

    I am so confused by his looks. Like, I have at least 15 years on him but he looks older than I do? He is aging like people in the 1940s &50s, does he smoke? Or it's just the evil aging him?

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    Man O' War in c/cocktails@lemmy.world
    [–] [S] 2 points 1 day ago (3 children)

    Good luck! It's mostly bourbon, and was sweet even with the increased lemon, you could safely reduce the amount of orange stuff and it would still be plenty sweet.

    Grande Garrone is an orange liqueur made with cognac, I like it, or you could try making your own (not for this round, I mean in general) to get one you like. Could burn some of the peels to get a more complex flavor, or use tangelos, customize it.

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    • i feel like lemmy has broken the promise of the fediverse in c/fediverse@lemmy.world
    [–] 1 point 1 day ago

    My thoughts:

    On Mastodon people follow users, and on Lemmy people follow topics so I spend more time on Lemmy, but do see some of the same posts on both. I think the cocktails would do well on there but would have no idea how to accomplish a cross posting situation, nor would I feel comfortable posting other people's posts without asking each time. And I don't really want people following me.

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    Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt - Interview with the Vampire (1994) in c/ClassicFilms@lemmy.world
    What etiquette rules should a male consider if he wants to try on women’s leggings at a store? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
    Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt - Interview with the Vampire (1994) in c/ClassicFilms@lemmy.world
    [–] 8 points 1 day ago (4 children)

    I was so mad when they cast Tom Cruise. Tom Fucking Cruise? Top Gun? Fast Times at Ridgemont High? What the hell?

    But he did an amazing job. Was gaunt, undead, perfect. I was wrong. And have been, again and again about him. He's a good actor. I don't want to like him. But he is good.

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    Stephen Miller, Trump’s new Chief of Staff, in 2003\: “Torture is a celebration of human life and dignity\.” in c/politics@lemmy.world
    [–] 9 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    Not to excuse him, since he hasn't grown out of his asshole behavior, but teenagers, especially of the past, are not reasonable people. I think you could find more recent quotes.

    Also how TF is he only 41? He looks at least mid 50s!

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    How private do you consider your votes in the Threadiverse? in c/fediverse@lemmy.world
    Angie Nixon could have won Florida. National Democrats failed her in c/politics@lemmy.world
    [–] 4 points 2 days ago

    Yeah it's still about half & half, (not the government, we are one of the most heavily gerrymandered states so the state legislature does not represent us) and we aren't the only place the establishment Democrats run Republican-Lite.

    But I agree, they ignored Angie Nixon because she was too authentically progressive for them. But nearly everyone I know, she was the person they were most excited to vote for. And she did win the primary.

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    Halloween! 2026 Edition (lemmy.world)
     

    We are having a party tonight(though nobody has arrived yet) and the cocktails are:

    Toxic Avenger - fresh pineapple juice, Mezcal, Chartreuse, honey.

    Blood Orange Margarita with green mango tequila.

    Black Jellybean, always my Halloween favorite - vodka, sambucca, vanilla, cream soda, this year no lime just a pinch of citric acid in the pitcher, much cleaner

    Mojito.

    Friend Zone (N/A) - strawberry kvass, tonic, lemon. Shockingly good.

    Also: Tepache de pina, coffee, diet coke. Beer & cider.

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    Some of the watermelon (thelemmy.club)
     

    Got near a hundred mini watermelon this year, the very late ones were no good but for a couple months they were glorious. Mini love variety, it was a brutally hot summer and they flourished, I let them take over the whole garden.

    Two plants survived being overrun by watermelon, the asparagus and the hong tsoi. I'm sort of resting it until "spring" which is planted around Feb here.

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    This weekend's bread (thelemmy.club)
     

    Very basic scoring this time. One line one x. I was happy to find some "golden whole wheat flour" yesterday.

    350g Golden whole wheat flour

    650g strong white bread flour

    20g sel gris

    675g tap water

    200g starter made with all purpose white flour and tap water, hydration 100%.

    Just mix, rest, stretch and fold 4x at 30 minute intervals. Bulk rise took awhile, maybe 4 hours this time (it varies, one hour to 8 - is a condition not a time). Split and bench rest then shaped, into cloth lined baskets wrapped in plastic bags, overnight in the refrigerator. Baked cold bread in very hot closed pans 20 minutes then open lids and 20 minutes more. 450F.

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    Breakfast in Tampa (or, guava pastry & a cigar, while reading la gaceta) (thelemmy.club)
    submitted 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) by [M] to c/cocktails@lemmy.world
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    (Sorry for the mixed measurements - I had a bunch of egg white so had to weigh out 1 egg worth)

    35 grams egg white

    1 Tbsp guava jelly or guava paste

    1 oz good mezcal

    1/2 oz over proof reposado tequila

    1/2 oz Aperol

    3/4 oz lemon juice

    ETA I failed to list one step. First: whisk or muddle the jelly and booze to incorporate it.

    Shake without ice, then with ice. Just as good as it sounds and so beautiful.

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    El Diablo (thelemmy.club)
     

    It's not a looker, but tastes great.

    2 oz tequila (any)

    1 oz lime juice

    1 oz creme de cassis

    2-3 oz ginger beer (I used 1 oz ginger syrup, 3 oz fizzy water, 2 squirts of fire tincture)

    Result of googling "what else can I make with tequila and lime"

    Husband is having a Stella, that's the bottle in the background.

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    Legolas lounging (thelemmy.club)
     

    He's up to 7.5 lb from under 1 lb when we found him. (From 300 grams of baby to 3.5kg of kitten in only a few months, crazy.)

    Here is a "before", the day my kids texted to say they found the source of the meowing I had heard before work. Just a wee handful. Always bold as anything though, he was never afraid of us or our 75lb mutt of a dog.

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    Today is Yesterday is Tomorrow (thelemmy.club)
     

    1 oz barrel strength bourbon

    1 oz barrel strength reposado tequila

    1 scant oz Aperol with a splash of Campari to make an ounce.

    1 oz Amaro Nonino

    1 oz grapefruit juice

    1 oz lemon juice

    Shake together with ice. If you are somewhere it's not still summer, serve up in a chilled coupe. Tart enough for a sugared rim. But it's still hot here, so everything is iced. This is sort of 1.5 servings, I just find it fussy to measure .75 of an ounce. Equal parts is the key.

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    Banderilla (thelemmy.club)
     

    https://makemeacocktail.com/en/cocktail/9953/banderilla

    Equal parts tequila, mezcal, Apricot liqueur and lime, half part Aperol works best IMO, any more Aperol and it gets too sweet.

    This is a pantry recipe for me as I keep Giffard Abricot in stock always. You want a good apricot in this, I think passion fruit or peach would be equally delicious but make sure it's made from real fruit. Also can sub Campari for the Aperol if you want a little more bitter.

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    Clarified watermelon tequila drink (imbibemagazine.com)
     

    Ok so my garden is basically a watermelon patch right now, so I was interested in this as it uses one whole mini watermelon, but this says the juice lasts one day, the drink once clarified lasts months.

    I guess I could freeze the rest, or simply make less, or since the final version keeps well, make more of that - but why does the recipe say to make so much more of the watermelon juice than one would use, if it doesn't keep?

    Has anyone on here done milk clarifying, is it very fussy?

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