I had Sopressata salami made with sweet fennel and fresh garlic, horseradish cheese, sweet gherkins, and kosher dill pickle chips. I forgot about the raisins I accidentally made in the fridge, so I'm eating them now for dessert. Altogether that makes for a complete charcuterie board, or coochie board if you're an uneducated hood rat. 1. Meat, 2. Cheese, 3. Color + Crunch, 4. Acid, 5. Sweet. The only thing missing was maybe some crackers or bread to cleanse the palette when fnished.
I got tired of drinking water and have a glass of Q margarita mix, mixed with Zing Zang sweet & sour mix. Two mixers and no booze because I was too lazy to go to the store when I ran out. Last week I used the last of my dry tart cherries that were soaking in rum for months. The cherries soaked up so much alcohol they tasted like they were around 80 proof. There must be a lot of pectin n cherries, because there was quite a bit of gel in the jar. I just shook it up and mixed it with the Q ginger beer I had for a mixer at the time. That's a great mixer if you like using ginger beer or ginger ale in mixed drinks, which I do. That with Vernors is an excellent combination.