April, 2015 - Jackie Joyner-Kersee - Hop, Skip, and Go Naked

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Born in 1962 in East St. Louis, Illinois, Jacqueline Joyner spent her childhood dabbling in cheer leading and dancing.  At the age of nine, she discovered track and field, and her love affair with the sport began.  By the age of 14, Joyner had won her first junior national title.

She spent her college years at the UCLA, where she broke multiple records in track.  After winning the silver medal for the heptathlon in the 1984 Olympics, Joyner married her coach, Bob Kersee.

Two gold medals were secured in the 1988 Olympics for the heptathlon and long jump, followed by another gold medal for the heptathlon in the 1992 Olympics.

Her final Olympic medal was won at the 1996 Olympics, she secured a bronze medal for the long jump.  At the age of 38, Joyner-Kersee retired from track and field.  According to "Sports Illustrated,' she remains one of the greatest Olympic athletes in history.

The Drink:

Hop, Skip, and Go Naked

3 oz vodka
4 sugar cubes
3 oz lemon juice
1 can of summer ale (beer)

*makes 2 drinks

Drinkability:  3.5
Drunkability:  3
Taxic Diversity:  2
Accessibility:  4
Priority for Conservation:  3

Comments:  "3 is an average rating for PfC, some liked it and some had variations

From "Women Track Stars" hosted by Montana Prairie Fire

August, 2014 - Claire McCardell - Black Velvet

Claire McCardell - 1905-1958

Claire McCardell was an American fashion designer in the arena of read-to-wear clothing in the 20th century.  From the 1930's to the 1950's, she was known for designing functional, affordable, and stylish women's sportswear within the constraints of mass-production, and is today acknowledged as the creator of the "American Look", a democratic and casual approach to fashion that rejected the formality of French couture.

First attending Hood College in Maryland from 1923 to 1925 at the age of 16, McCardell enrolled in Parsons (then known as the New York School of Fine and Applied Art) in 1925 to pursue her interest in fashion.  There she received a grounding in the general principles of art and design as well as the more specialized disciplines of comstum illustration and design.

By the time the United States entered World War II, in 1941, the country was cut off from France and its hegemony in clothing design.  In addition, the war effort demanded a rationing of fabrics.  These setbacks did not adversely affect McCardell, who already was steering clear of French influence and whose designs made frugal use of material.  In one fashion showing, for example, she clad all of her models in fabric ballet slippers due to leather rationing, sometimes covering the original material with fabric form the garment to match.

McCardell received multiple honors in the 1950s.  President Harry S. Truman presented her with the Women's National Press Club Award in 1950.  With this award, she became the first fashion designer to be voted one of America's Women of Achievement.  In 1990, Life magazine named her one of the 100 most importan Americans of the twentieth century, 37 years after her death.

The Drink:

Black Velvet

4 oz Champagne
4 oz chilled stout (Guinness type)

Drinkability: 3/4
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 4

Comments:  "stout + fizzy"

From "Women in Fashion Design" hosted by BanditQueen

February, 2010 - Wronged Women - Black Friars Pint

Black Friars Pint

2 ounces gin

1 ounce Guinness

3/4 ounce sherry

1 teaspoon agave nectar

1 large egg white

dash Angostura

Ground cinnamon to garnish

**(don't forget to dry-shake your egg whites - and shake 'em HARD!)**

Drinkability:  4
Drunkability:  4
Taxic Diversity:  5
Accessibility:  2.5
Priority for Conservation:  3.5 

Comments: "mulled guiness is also complicated and impressive"

From Wronged Women hosted by NP

January, 2010 - Olympics - Gold Velvet

Gold Velvet

1/2 glass lager
1 oz pineapple juice
top with champagne

Drinkability - High
Drunkability - Middle
Taxic Diversity - Very interesting
Accessibility - Yes 
Priority for Conservation - Yes

“pineapple beer - we are pleasantly surprised”

from Olympics, hosted by Boiler Maker

September, 2007 - Select Platinum Edition - Beer Margarita

Beer Margarita
1 (12 fluid ounce) can frozen limeade concentrate
12 fluid ounces tequila
12 fluid ounces water
12 fluid ounces beer (Tecate is recommended, but any Mexican beer will work)
ice
1 lime, cut into wedges

DIRECTIONS
Pour limeade, tequila, water, and beer into a large pitcher. Stir
until well-blended, and limeade has melted. Add plenty of ice, and
garnish with lime wedges. Adjust with additional water, if needed.

Drinkability: 5
Drunkability: 3.5
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 4.5
Priority for Conservation: 5 (WER and SS consume a second one immediately)

From Select Platinum Edition, hosted by ??

Archivist Note:  SS was so fond of these that they became a staple at all future BBQs - Good Conservation!

Pre-2008 - Gaia - Gaia Cocktail

Gaia
1 small pecan
2 inches fresh lemongrass
1/2 oz. white rum
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp blue curacao
1/5 tsp butterscotch schnapps
2 oz. Hoegaarden beer

comments:
SS: “Seems like a lot of work for something that tastes like beer.”
Pretty color … that wears off on your teeth.

Featured at Original Sin (hosted by Wild Eyed Rose)


***Archivist Note: I think everyone should know who Gaia is already, but here's the WIKI anyway.

Pre-2008 - Ball Buster

The Ball Buster
2 oz. Beer
1 Splash Grenadine
1 oz. Amaretto
1 oz. Rye
2 cups Cola

Drinkability: 5
Drunkability: 2.5
Taxic Diversity: 2.5
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 4.5

Comments: I don’t hate the beer drink! – OH