American Dessert
ROY ROGERS
INGREDIENTS
6 ounces cola (Mexican cola still uses sugar)
1/2 tablespoon grenadine
1 maraschino cherry (with stem is preferred)
ice (optional)
PREPARATION
Put all ingredients in tall glass. Stir. Drink. Repeat as needed.
TIDBITS
1) Roy Rogers was known as “King of the Cowboys.”
2) Roy is old French for king.
3) Only kings were allowed to rule France. According to Salic law a queen could never inherit the throne of France.
4) Henry IV of England claimed the French throne in 1415 based on tidbit 3). He and his English army routed French chivalry at the battle of Agincourt.
5) Shakespeare’s play Henry IV and the movie versions by Sir Lawrence Olivier and Kenneth Brannagh were all based on tidbit 4).
6) I’ll have to watch what I put down in my tidbits. Clearly, I have an awesome responsibility.
– Chef Paul
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