5 QUOTES WITH «GIN»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
gin.
A good heavy book holds you down. It's an anchor that keeps you from getting up and having another gin and tonic.
The proper union of gin and vermouth is a great and sudden glory; it is one of the happiest marriages on earth, and one of the shortest lived.
The only time I ever enjoyed ironing was the day I accidentally got gin in the steam iron.
Most cocktails containing liquor are made today with gin and ingenuity. In brief, take an ample supply of the former and use your imagination. For the benefit of a minority, it is courteous to serve chilled fruit juice in addition to cocktails made with liquor.
I don't know what reception I'm at, but for God's sake give me a gin and tonic.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GIN»
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gin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
gin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
In this book, Lesley Jacobs Solmonson journeys into gin’s past, revealing that this spirit has played the role of both hero and villain throughout history.
Lesley Jacobs Solmonson,
2012
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Gin: The Much-lamented Death of Madam Geneva
Brilliantly researched, with far-reaching implications for the drug wars of our time, this is a fast-paced chronicle of the making, selling, and regulating of a powerful drug, and of its disastrous effects on ordinary people. Book jacket.
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Gin Rummy: How to Play and Win
Basic rules and scoring systems, customs, methods of play. For the experienced player, Fry discusses odds, percentage play, discarding, forcing a draw, "advertising," taking cards "on spec," and much more.
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Inventing the Cotton
Gin: Machine and Myth in Antebellum America
Angela Lakwete revisits the myths evoked by Eli Whitney's cottin gin and discovers that gins existe for centuries before his 1794 invention.
A "tour de force" about lesbianism and alcoholism, fat and feminism, rape and race, falling love with your lover's mother's girlfriend, and in undermines our comfortable assumptions about age, sexuality, relationships, and politics.
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Jesus and
Gin: Evangelicalism, the Roaring Twenties and ...
Jesus and Gin is a rollicking tour of the roaring twenties and the barn- burning preachers who led the temperance movement—the anti-abortion crusade of the Jazz Age.
Living with her controlling husband in 1920s New York, socialite Charlotte Delacorte's life changes when her sister-in-law Mae takes up residence with the couple and introduces Charlotte to the flapper revolution.
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The
Gin Game: A Tragi-comedy in Two Acts
A tragic-comedy in two acts.
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Bobbed Hair and Bathtub
Gin: Writers Running Wild in the ...
Here are the social and literary triumphs (Parker's Round Table witticisms appeared almost daily in the newspapers and Ferber and Millay won Pulitzer Prizes) and inevitably the penances each paid: crumbled love affairs, abortions, ...
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The
Gin & Chowder Club
Taking place during a summer on Cape Cod, Noelle and Nate's marriage is threatened when Noelle is drawn into a secret affair with another man.
Nan Parson Rossiter,
2011
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GIN»
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gin is used in the context of the following news items.
Wooden gin distillery created from run down hen house wins Shed …
Walter Micklethwait, 36, used recycled parts from an old dismantled railway station to build the winning shack in his farmyard over two years ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Camp Burnt Gin offers summer fun, empowerment for kids battling …
Camp Burnt Gin Director Marie Aimone's description of one memorable moment this summer sums up the reason for the camp's existence. «ColaDaily.com, Jul 15»
What to drink in Austin right now: Two local spirits put a new spin on …
Gin starts life as a wallflower. In the beginning, it is nothing more than colorless, odorless, flavorless liquor, sort of like vodka. Then it is distilled ... «CultureMap Austin, Jul 15»
Cocktail of the Week: Slushie Gin & Tonic
This gin and tonic has been upgraded in all the right ways. The peppery flavor of the Bombay Sapphire East compliments the sweetness of the ... «Las Vegas Sun, Jul 15»
Conversations with Gin for Sunday, July 12
H ave you ever noticed when it is the most inconvenient time, stuff starts to happen? I'm in Palmer, Alaska right now writing to you. I woke up ... «Brazosport Facts, Jul 15»
8 gin cocktail recipes for your summer garden party or BBQ
You could stick to classic gin and tonics and, if you do so, why not try prettying them up with big twists of pink grapefruit peel and juniper berries ... «Metro, Jul 15»
Artisanal producers take on gin, a blue-blooded British spirit
THE ENGLISH ARTIST William Hogarth created his iconic image "Gin Lane" in 1751, depicting an epidemic of drunkenness then sweeping ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
Bastille Day Calls for French Gin and Blood-Red Cherries
In “Monsieur Capet,” Citadelle gin, crème de violette, and a blood-red brandied cherry combine to represent the French flag. So dust off your ... «Vanity Fair, Jul 15»
Marina O'Loughlin's food feed: ant-infused gin and sad sarnies
“and the world's first gin tailor, The Cambridge Distillery”. Yours for £210. But you do get a free 50ml bottle of pure wood ant distillate, so that's ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Lou Bustamante's 5 picks for top gin joints
You would think that gin, a spirit anchored and defined by a single botanical — juniper berries — would limit everything except boredom in a ... «SFGate, Jul 15»