Coos Bay Tom Loc: coos bay oregon

This stuff is a real treat for all you embibers. Start with a big ol stock pot . Add 12 cups water and bring it to a boil then stir in 9 cups of sugar. When it comes back to a boil stir in 1 cup of instant coffee crystals. Stir for 1 minute and take off heat. Set pot in sink full of cold water. let it cool to room temperature. Pour in 1 cup of vanilla and stir a lot to taste. Next comes the booze. Stir in 1/2 gallon of cheap vodka and 2 fifths of Everclear and 1 pint of E&J Brandy. stirring the whole time.. Bottle it and enjoy it. You can drink it when it is done or I like to age it at least 1 day. Merry Christmas every body.

Super Dave Loc: Realville, USA

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Coos Bay Tom Loc: coos bay oregon

Try it you will like it

pafret Loc: Northeast

Try some of these Pennsylvania Coal C*****r Boilo Reciopes from mild to insane.

Boilo Traditional Yuletide drink of the Coal Region

Boilo is traditionally made during the Christmas and New Year's holiday. It's great on those cold winter nights. Cheers!

Boilo recipe #1: Crock pot style

2 oranges (med-large size) 2 lemons
1 small box raisins (1½ Oz) 8 oz honey
12 oz whiskey (or more, to taste* ½ to 1 tsp each any/ all these spices: Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Cloves, Caraway seed, Anise seed

* Use Four Roses, Seagrams 7, Three Feathers, Vodka or something similar. At least 80 proof (40% alcohol) and cheap.

Notes: Make this in a crock pot. It's easier than cooking on the stove and much less likely to overcook or scorch. For the quantities shown here, a small (1.5 quart) crock pot will do.

· Peel the oranges and lemons. Cut up the fruit and squeeze them into the crock pot. A garlic press works, or you can use some kind of juicer or fruit squeezer if you have one. Put the remaining fruit pulp into the crock pot as well.
· Add the raisins, honey, and spices. Stir.
· Start the crock pot and let the mixture cook on low for about 2-4 hours. Stir occasionally. It's done when the fruit pulp gets "cooked-down".
· Strain into a pitcher. Mash down the fruit in the strainer to get all the liquid.
· NOW add the whiskey to the pitcher and stir. If you cook the whiskey, even for a short time, the alcohol will start to evaporate (and who wants that to happen??). Taste, and add more whiskey to your liking.
· Serve hot in shot glasses, espresso cups, or coffee mugs. Each individual serving can be heated in the microwave.

This recipe makes about 12 Oz of "virgin" boilo. Add 12 ounces of whiskey to this and you get 24 ounces of coal region nectar, enough for 12-18 servings.

Boilo recipe #2: Stovetop style

1 bottle whiskey (any relatively cheap, blended whiskey will do)
Several oranges. Use at least 4 Same number of lemons
¼ cup raisins 2 tablespoons sugar
2 cups of honey 2 cinnamon sticks

Boilo is traditionally made during the Christmas and New Year's holiday. It's great on those cold winter nights. Beware, this can knock you for a loop! Cheers!

Peel the oranges and lemons and cut into quarters. Squeeze the fruit into a pot, then throw in the remaining fruit pulp. Add some water (some people use ginger ale). Add the remaining ingredients EXCEPT the whiskey. Cook everything at a slow simmer, stirring constantly. This will take about 15-20 minutes. If necessary, add orange juice and a bit more water. The color should be a yellow-orange. Don't overcook; the name is misleading. You don't want to boil this. Then slowly stir in the whiskey. Be careful - this can catch fire if splashed on the stove. Keep adding whiskey to taste. It's not uncommon to use the whole bottle. Simmer for just a few more minutes once the whiskey is added.

Strain and serve hot in shot glasses (a regular glass may crack). Drink in sips. Individual servings can warmed later in a microwave.

Everyone's recipe uses pretty much the same ingredients, but the quantities on each vary greatly. You'll have to experiment to find what suits your taste.

Boilo

1 pint water 4 oranges, quartered
3 lemons, quartered 6 cinnamon sticks
½ teaspoon whole allspice ½ teaspoon whole cloves
1 cup raisins or currants 1 tsp. caraway seeds
4½ pounds clover honey ½ gallon 190-proof grain alcohol
or your choice of whiskey

Mix water, honey, fruit and spices in a large pot. Heat to low boil. Reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes, stirring often. Strain into a large pot. Add alchohol, stir and heat to a low boil. Remove immediately from heat and bottle. Keep refrigerated. When serving, heat until warm and sip from shot-sized glasses.

Boilo: Pennsylvanian honey-spiced whiskey


You can keep your wine. Here in coal country, we mull liquor, and it goes from rough to smooth in no time flat

There has never been a drink that starts out so rough and ends up so smooth. You can expect an alcohol shiver with the first sip, but each subsequent nip is an even glide toward an amiable contentment. And unlike any other drink I have ever had, it gets more delicious with each taste. I’ve never had a hangover from Boilo, just a sort of memory loss. You will need a designated driver for this one.

Boilo is a traditional Christmas drink brought over from Lithuania. I grew up in a small town in the anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania and half of the population was from Eastern Europe. Every family had its own coveted recipe for Boilo and was convinced it was superior to all others. The choice of fruit was the marker of uniqueness — lemon was common. One family swore by maraschino cherries, surely an American adaptation since I doubt they could be found easily in the old country. I checked the recipe with my sisters and one cousin; each is slightly different, so I chose the most endearing one.

This is a family recipe so some of the ingredients are kind of “homey” and the directions have an insistent, pushy quality about them. You can almost feel the unremitting spirit of my mother, who had a tendency to over-direct her children by using capital letters, punctuation and/or underlining.

1 quart of rye whiskey* 3 whole black peppercorns
juice from ½ orange the juiced half-orange itself
4 Oz of honey a scant tablespoon of caraway seeds
½ pint (8 Oz) grain alcohol**

Combine all ingredients in a saucepan with a lid; the liquid should fit with plenty of room, so it doesn’t boil and catch fire. Bring nearly to a boil then immediately reduce the heat and simmer on low for 15 minutes.
Do not leave the stove. Keep an eye on it so it doesn’t boil and ignite.
Turn off the heat. Strain into the Boilo pot – Slow Cooker (making sure you have washed it out first.) Don’t forget to plug in the pot.! Serve Warm in a shot glass or cordial glass.

* It is VERY important to use ONLY Rye whiskey. (Jim Beam or Wild Turkey both make ryes.)

** Grain alcohol is not available in some states. And no one had an actual amount of grain alcohol to include in the recipe. Consulting with my cousin Beth who made Boilo with her dad every year, we settled on ½ pint. You can leave this out if it’s too embarrassing to ask for it at your neighborhood liquor store. It’s one of those behind-the-counter items.

Coos Bay Tom Loc: coos bay oregon

That's a new one for me sounds real good

Super Dave Loc: Realville, USA

Undoubtedly.

PoppaGringo Loc: Muslim City, Mexifornia, B.R.

I used to make mine one gallon at a time but aged it for 6 weeks. I liked it better than the original. Thank you for the memory.

Merry Christmas and a very Happy, and prosperous, New Year mi amigo.

badbobby Loc: texas

dam Tom
are you tryin get me drunk??
some friend you are
how long did you say to age it???

merry Christmas to you and yours Tom

PoppaGringo Loc: Muslim City, Mexifornia, B.R.

You are already drunk...drunk with age.

Coos Bay Tom Loc: coos bay oregon

Coos Bay Tom Loc: coos bay oregon

Merry Christmas to you also my friend. The beauty of this recipe is that it is ready to go as soon as you mix it.

Coos Bay Tom Loc: coos bay oregon

Thought I would revive this old topic of mine .