#its apple cider btw :]

[nonbinoclard]

a special cup for a special guy!

inspired by this post

[basiltonpitch]

2024 is the year i realized i am a cider bitch and idk if i can ever go back to any other kind of alcohol

[bbluefllame]

𝐊𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐓 .ᐟ

synopsis: college au texts (& small hcs) with the girls + tropes<3

characters: jinx, vi, caitlyn, sevika

notes: SHE'S BACKKKKK!!! sorry for being gone for so long #igotintoleagueoflegends(thegame.), regular posting will be back !! other than that, sevikas part was my fave bless.

vi. + fake dating (also biker! vi)

- how this whole fake dating thing started was through a hook up actually!!

- both of you got shitfaced & you two were already friends, so after vi saw Maddie with caitlyn she was like "nah fuck it I'm gonna get her back!!" (classic, sigh.)

- this is random, but she's actually a really good cook (in my head) and she's probably made some fire meals 4 you

- for some reason.. she gives me xxxtentacion listener like she loves "I don't even speak Spanish lol" in this au but when she's emo over cait, bring out the sad! and shit like that 😭

- her ass would be on the ground staring at the ceiling, sad! blasting, and her roommate would be like SHUT THAT SHIT DOWN!!!!!

- avid marvel rivals player, loves luna snow no questions.

- don't ask why she texts like that she js does 😔

- she goes "this is for you" before scoring in a game and trips while running and falls on her face instead😭

- she is nawt NAWT!! a womanizer(?) fuckgirl(is that the female equivalent?????) idgaf what ppl say, sure she flirts occasionally but she's super loyal if she's in a rs, she's an awesome gf !!! we love vi in this household!!!!

jinx. + childhood bsfs 2 lovers

- matching pfps & bios on tiktok and insta I'm telling u. it'd be smth like "sniper, sniper, sniper" then "wifey, wifey, wifey"

- random hc cs yay, vi probably accidentally killed her pet hamster when they were kids and you had to comfort her cs her ass was crying for HOURRSSSS. there was a funeral for it with a tiny casket. (it died cs of the microwave beeping when vi's instant noodles were done)

- one of those ppl who gets high grades without trying, don't ask her grade unless you wanna feel hurt cs she js says "98" while being hungover.

- her music taste is so all over the place but I'm so certain she sticks to loud music!! she gets sleepy if it's calm😭

- engineering major no doubt abt it

- doesn't know how to cook but not cs she can't, it's bcs she doesn't want to

- she probably asked you out in a cutesy way like imagine after ur bday you're watching the stars tg and she's like staring at you w hearts in her eyes and she js says "I love you" and you're like "awww I love you too!!" cs ur bsfs, but she then repeats it "no like I LOVE you" and ur like woah.. then u start to makeout or whatever w stars in the bg, end scene!!

- genuinely the best gift giver ever, everything's homemade and made w love 🙏🙏 i lauv her sm😔😔

caitlyn. + academic rivals (+ forced proximity)

first pic isn't rlly connected to the rest, js to show their rs

- after the project you two actually got alot closer, you could even say FRIENDS 🤯, there is still competition but it isn't like as bad as before, it's more so "Haha, I got higher." "wtvvv 🙄 I'll buy u ice cream 😔"

- sevika was the prof btw, she wanted to fuck with u guys 🙏

- archer cait. that's all I gotta say. (also equestrian u can't tell me other wise)

- HEAR ME OUT! imagine she invites you to her archery training & during it ur like, "Can I try?" she says alright and then when you're holding the bow she goes behind you and starts fixing how ur holding it, then she wraps a hand around ur waist and brushes it off as "oh your posture was incorrect" when she lets go.

- moving on, I imagine her having a doll collection like don't ask why but she collects monster high dolls. (please ask her about every single doll, she'll proudly infodump)

- when u get closer to her she's alot less formal, its very cutie of her !!!

- has a fitness tiktok account and she drinks apple cider vinegar daily (NASTYYYY IDGAF IF ITS HEALTHY!!!!).

- modern au cait is like a cat in my head, idk she's js so cutie in it please give her love that's it😔

sevika. + grumpy x sunshine (professor! sevika)

- her students try to tease her when she smiles at your notes, she shuts them down so fast it's scary. her expression goes from 😊 to 🤨, then they stfu and go to their seat.

- only person who teases her and gets away with it is jinx I fear.

- you and sevika have a nightly routine of dancing together (she's so soft w u don't play w me.) her fave song to play is love by Keyshia Cole (ARGUFJWHFIWJ 😭😭😭😭😭)

- regular gym goer, she has an insta she barely posts on besides the occasional video of her hitting a new record while her students comment "omg MISS SEVIKA!!!!!" then she blocks them when she sees the notif.

- doesn't trust anyone to cut her hair besides you cs apparently you js do it better, her words, not mine! 🤷‍♀️

- one of those, mean to everyone besides you, types (minus isha and jinx cs those r FAM!)

- loves reading idk I js get that vibe from her, after a long day, she opens her kindle (that she got from you as a bday gift) and relaxes.

- first time her students saw you, they glanced at both of you like a million times before it registered you were together, cs how'd she end up with such a sweet cutie!!

- they ask her a billion questions and she's like "I don't talk about my personal life, end of story."

- she's trying to quit smoking for u trust 😞 it's js hard but she's getting there!!

- she loves u so dearly please never let go of her.😔😔

sevikas part was too long I'm sorry 😭 ...there were gonna be a couple NSFW hcs for her but 5 minutes after I wrote them I got food poisoning so I was like "I'll die if I post them."😔😔 anws hope u liked these

[collegetennisoriginstory]

Where does the story take place in, btw? I definitely forgot. 💀

Bahahaha I don't blame you.

Cargill is a fictional University set in Kingston, in new york state (about 3hrs++ drive from NYC).

I actually had plans for some cute upstate NY fall activities (think apple picking, hiking, apple cider etc.) and a visit to NYC planned but its been taking me a while to get there. Definitely in the works though, so stay tuned!

As for MC's hometown, I'm leaning towards leaving that up to readers somewhat, though the canon details are that it's a small town about a 7 or so hour drive from Kingston/Cargill.

[sentientsky]

hi!! this is a silly little Christmas ficlet i promised to @tangerine-ginger a while ago (and by "silly", i mean very very angsty! hahaha. i am incapable of writing fluff, it seems). sorry it took so long, btw; i got distracted, but i managed to throw it together tonight! :-)

The view from Heaven isn’t so bad, if you know where to look. The globe that sits in the foyer is nice enough. But if you, like Aziraphale, happen to be the Supreme Archangel of Heaven…well then, that comes with a couple of choice benefits. One of these benefits happens to be the ability to open a window’s view into various corners of the universe—to tear a hole through the side of the silver sheet between worlds and peer through, like a bird skimming the length of a wave with its wings. In this story, however, there is no wave; no ocean or seagull feather kissing the bright edge of seafoam. No, in this story, there’s just an angel and a demon, both holding bloodied wounds, pretending the ichor isn’t soaking their clothes silver-gold with the shape of want. That their hands aren’t shaking. That the ground has felt entirely solid since that moment on the street with the lift and the car and the wall he built between them.

Aziraphale leans forward. The gap between realms opens into the unsteady kaleidoscopic sway of downtown Soho. He adjusts the corner of his collar. He watches, and he aches. —

In the bustle and sway of Soho’s beating heart, Crowley finds himself unsteady under the heat of iridescent lights. Each Christmas, the West End of London had opted for large, glittering installations—models of whales and fish and seahorses, all lit up from within like glowworms trapped in jars. Even now, a jellyfish sways, soft pink and faintly clinking in the night, like a vaguely sentient thing. It’s surreal, really, the buzz of lights and the onslaught of holiday shoppers making it feel nearly claustrophobic. Crowley shivers and adjusts the cuffs of his blazer. His coat does little to keep the cold out, his corporation all raw nerve endings and shuddering, bleeding heart. Throughout the past however many millennia, this time of year had been all soft whispers and apple cider clutched between hands; all hot breath blooming into clouds in the December chill—the indirect touch of their mingled speech; all heavenly shoulders brushing hellish ones as they teetered through cobblestoned streets, both sloshed halfway to purgatory. The lights had always felt warm and the ground had felt so solid you could never hope to fall through it. In the present moment, a child runs past, a laugh blooming in the air around them. Almost without thinking about it, the demon blesses them. The miracle, tiny as it is, blossoms into being on a metaphysical plane only he can see, and follows the child like a benevolent will-o’-the-wisp. Hell wouldn’t even notice. Heaven—the Supreme Arch-fucking-angel himself—wouldn’t notice. But he does. Aziraphale does, and he watches with breath caught and thrashing in his throat. Something deep in his chest is burning, a spitfire of grief and absence and loss. Heaven is terribly cold. And Soho, despite its billowing flashes of light and sounds of laughter, is much the same.  And with so much space between them, the night has never felt so lonely.

[orionangeline]

I'm going to complain on Tumblr while I procrastinate an unpleasant task (that I'm complaining about)feel free to read and say to yourself girl you live like this

So! I rent an apartment and my youngest sibling (17) lives with me, for reasons. I'm 24, btw. We both have ADHD and depression (his is worse than mine, though, and he has to take medication). These are important context to give background on how wholly fucked our chores can get. I work full time and he's dropped out of school this year and is aiming for his GED (he says) so in theory since he's at least home more than me he's supposed to do the daily type chores... Dishes (in the dishwasher), vacuum, litter box (two cats), take out trash, keep his room clean

I pay the bills, do the shopping, do the cooking, do the laundry, and often on my days off I try to do whatever general stuff I can

But yeah stuff gets forgotten sometimes it's whatever but I swear to God this boy is like the mold messiah or something?? Like don't leave dishes in your room until they mold. If that's a thing you struggle with don't bring dishes that can mold into your room! Like a few times when you're struggling, we've all been there, but you gotta build workarounds fr. All of my silverware is in there. And the kitchen sink! Also moldy! All the time! Half of my days off are spent just un molding my sink 😭

and he doesn't take the trash out very frequently (like the bag out of the can. He always just puts the bag by the door and I have to take them to the dumpster when I get fed up) so now half my day is going to be un molding my trashcan bc I don't know WHAT happened in there but it's a foul moldy trash juice now. I'm this close to throwing away the whole thing ngl like I don't have much money to replace it but I mean it's pretty bad.

I've put the whole trashcan in my bathtub (which I'll also have to spend time decontaminating now) but honestly my nose is really sensitive and I just. Dont want to do something this gross that I shouldn't have had to? I mean he's 17 I know I need to double check he's doing his chores but my guy. Why did you let it get this bad without saying anything. Ugh I pulled the trash bag out of the can and it had a brown film clinging to it.

The can has a pretty tight fitting lid, so I didn't notice the smell until I opened it, but by then I was committed. Now I'm less committed ngl. Its a good trashcan that doesn't deserve what happened and I want to rescue it except like. 😭 Its Gross 🤢 I can tie a bandana around my face to help a little but it's strong and also I'll have to hose it out then like reach my arm in there??? To scrub? I have bleach but bleach doesn't kill mold, and I only have a little container of vinegar (apple cider vinegar). I'm talking myself out of and into this task. Someone kill me before I have to decide what to do.

And I'm on my period. And little brother is apparently having a rough day (from when I texted about his atrocious load the dishwasher abilities)so I can't call and complain about the trashcan. And technically it's not his job. I mean it seems like it would be part of the whole thing but not technically I guess.

And like I already did a lot of stuff today and I have cramps and a headache and I just wanna watch kdrama with my heatpad

Throwing out the trashcan is probably a cop out. And I've had to do this before with pots and pans and Tupperware and it's honestly like. If it wasn't as bad I'd just make him do it when he gets home from our aunts house (where he offered to do chores (bc her (40yo) husband (like 70yo) died)) but making him clean it feels like idk child cruelty or something. Some sort of abuse. So I should throw it out. But then we won't have a trashcan. But we shouldn't have one if we can't take care of it? But the dumpster is on the other side of the complex and it's cold out and the trashcan is heavy and stinky. But I need to shower tonight bc I have work tomorrow and I can't shower after 6pm (it's 2:30pm) or my hair won't dry by bedtime. So whatever I do I need to start it within like an hour.

Basically kill me now

[hauntedhappenings]

UPDATE!!!

work that is due tomorrow: done

special little drinky: drunk

hair: has dye in it, waiting until I wash it out rn

tech sunday: still tomorrow

haha what if I just start crying

[paingoes]

now that I’m finally caught up with rubies (which is excellent btw) I have to ask these burning questions: what does Delta taste like to Lun? (is he yummy?) can Lun taste the difference between different species’ blood? do they have a favorite person to feed from? does everybody have red blood or are there different colors?

omg yayyyyyy lun. can we talk about lun i’ve been dying to talk about lun. i remember being like fuck it i want vampires but ive never really gotten into the thing w lun and apollo since.

yes i imagine different species have different tasting blood because there’s different blood chemistry levels between them.

i decided somewhat arbitrarily that delta’s blood is blue and will continue to decide somewhat arbitrarily what color everyone else’s blood is. i imagine its red most commonly but there are exceptions. lun’s own blood is silver!

delta’s blood is saltier than normal and also colder and with a more jellylike texture. it’s not so thick that you’d notice just from spilling it but it is evident when tasting it. i also imagine lun got mildly sick afterwards because they can taste drugs in someone’s blood and delta was still coming down off a lot of steroids. so that feeding was vaguely medicinal. i have to be honest i don’t think he tastes particularly good but he certainly tastes interesting.

additionally lun is an opportunistic feeder out on missions and will frequently take anyone who is close because they don’t like to wait long.

their preference is more for familiarity than taste. feeding puts them in a really vulnerable position so their preference is always going to be with somebody they know and trust if they can afford it, as well as in the interest of causing undue pain. their favorite person to feed from is probably kitty because she’s always very willing. kitty’s blood tastes sweeter and hotter than normal, kinda like warm apple cider.

he will not feed from apollo ever cause it’s a taboo.

i originally wrote apollo and lun as being like a genetic lottery joke. apollo is like “yeah we have the same parents but lun got all the cool stuff :/“ because lun is such an old school vampire and apollo doesnt seem to have any powers. but i think apollo also has some vampiric traits (including a thirst for blood) they just manifest in different ways. unfortunately this just like. hasnt come up yet LOL theres too much going on.

nsfw talk below cut

in stars vampirism is a stand-in for intimacy and vulnerability and thats why delta gets so flushed catching lun and kitty and later getting caught himself. to spoil some of my plans for rubies: delta is weird about sex and kind of slutty. and i dont want people being like thats weird where did that come from. because one of the first things he did after getting out was attempt sex as self harm with apollos brother 😭

not that thats necessarily the only reading. i think it could also be read as a metaphor for self harm alone and representative of delta’s desire to be useful and tendency to give. but i tend to interpret it as like. sleeping with someone you shouldn’t as a way to try and regain control of the situation. which is why delta is honestly pretty devastated to have his attempt shut down. apollo doesnt blame him for it but he is mad at lun for what he perceives as taking advantage.

stars was a weird chapter.

[myfaveisfuckable]

Btw it's fine very fresh hot but did thicken... next time I'm using more liquid

Recipe 👇

1 blender, oops it's dirty

1 emergency cleaned blender

1 packet instant oatmeal, cooked to instructions (I used maple brown sugar flavor and cooked it with oatmilk in the microwave) (I use oatly baristas edition oatmilk for reference)

An amount (not more than 1/4 cup probably?) of unsweetened unflavored apple sauce that you have lying around that needs used, stirred with oatmilk 1 part to two parts oatmilk, microwaved until warm

Too much cloves, fuck the cinnamon came out fast, hell why not let's add a dash nutmeg and a pinch of salt

Two spoons, like normal use to eat spoons, of sugar (I intend to use brown sugar next time)

Put the oatmeal into the blender after its sat a minute but not too long, then everything else on top of that

Blend on liquify setting briefly. Open lid to depressurize bc you are afraid of exploding the blender. Liquify again

Nervously sniff and taste test. Conclude it would pair well with a cookie maybe? Consider adding hot cider. Decide to not risk it. Enjoy!

[bbael]

hello !!! hi again !!! I love you !!!! I almost cry looking at those parakeets u sent in another universe i am flying to you right now to help prune your little feathers and bring you the finest millet and berries love u <333

i feel like have been gone from here so long and I probably genuinely have,, I promise I’ve thought of you every day tho and am always reminded of you :’(

& I’m good thank u !!! life has seemed so busy lately, I’ve been dying to message u but I’ve always been on the verge of falling asleep by the point I have a free minute T~T biggest news is that I’ve started a new job tho !! I ADORE it,, everyone there is so so lovely and they give me free coffees and baked goods (lately pumpkin & stilton scones & chilli-chocolate mince pies, yuuuum)

We’ve also had Guy Fawkes recently which is my absolute favourite time of the year. I’ve gone to pretty much every display across like,, three different counties bc i enjoy it so much :’) many warm crackly bonfires, fireworks, mulled cider, and toffee apples :3 although nobody seems to do the whole effigy burning thing anymore which is a shame bc i always though that was pretty metal 💀

anywho !! i hope you had a beautifully haunting spooky season, a sweet Rosh Hashanah last month, and are keeping nice and cool (?) whilst i try to stay cosy :3 hope you have been well and ur house move went amazing and all is good, do let me know ur own updates as i always love hearing about what ur up to 🥺🖤

love u endlessly and I’m always wishing you the very best of all things from the bottom of my heart 🖤🖤🖤🦇

Hiii his claud yessss finally I get to reply to your lovely ask but yeah I miss you terribly so I thought I'd dust this a bit and reach back ahah. I've read it a few times since you sent it & always trying to reply but I never have something as interesting to tell you so it's been a minute!! Nevertheless it makes me so immensely happy you've been having such a good time, and really am hoping you currently are as well.

Two things ☝️ tbh if I were your coworker id also feel inclined to shower you in pastries and cookies constantly and not only bc I love you but bc its just the natural reaction to have to an angel such as yourself hehe. Glad to hear u have been met with grace from others,, which you deserve a lot!! (Also your current(?) workplace sounds yummy ;_;)

And then, I didn't know what or who Guy Fawkes was until your ask and for a hot minute I thought it was some kind of celebrity, but then things didn't add up sjdjfk I had to look it up.... Anyhow, looks like so much fun?? And such a cozy holiday for what it is.. The cider must be especially nice and I agree with you that they should bring back burning things bc it always adds a little something to events doesn't it......

I wonder what are you up to now though!! Feel free to hmu with updates 🥹 <- guy that is begging.

I don't remember if I ever told you about how my move went in the end and all the little things about it but basically it's great and I got a job real quick (with kiddies and annoying people and that I don't really enjoy but it's money..) and I've been adapting nicely even though I miss my province like crazy. I want to go back sooooo badly it's making me feel stupid for moving in the first place. At least I got January completely off hehee..... Probably am going back to bs as for some days in the next couple weeks waa but don't wanna jinx it!!

It's nice though, now it's summer and it's desert-ish and jungle-ish here so it's hot as hell, but during the last few days of winter/early spring I did see snow and frost which is pretty sick as I'd only seen that...once before?

Also thank you so much for the Rosh Hashanah and birthday wishes omg (Im saving your birthday ask btw), tbh I don't remember what I did for either of them......

I'm hoping you're having a rly nice holiday season yourself now and keeping cozy!! I know you enjoy it and wish I was around so we could have some mixed holidays together as both Hanukkah and Xmas fall kind of on the same date haha <33 id give you sufganiyot and you'd share whatever you guys have for Christmas over there? Gingermen bread? Panettone? Ajdjfjr hopefully.

Whatever. Thank you so much for reaching out back and. love you more than I could ever come to express in a silly little reply so that's it. im holding u so tightly psychically, If u feel strangled it's me hugging you 🥰🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

This is us, again

[sillysnack]

i associate too many pairs with apple cider. idrm though its my fav song by beabadoobee ever it deserves to be assigned to a fuck ton of ships

btw. kokochiyo or mikochiyo whatever its chiyo's song

[lacefuneral]

btw this shit smells heavenly. it's definitely apple pie adjacent but it smells more floral than that somehow

also the apples soften in the cider, as well as absorb its flavor. so you bite into them and it really is like apple pie filling. but better. champagne-esque

cloud cider:

-place freeze-dried apple pieces in wine glass

-pour sparkling cider over it

-sprinkle cinnamon-sugar generously over top

-add a little whipped cream

-add a little honey

-stir mixture slightly with a spoon

the whipped cream should inflate from the carbonation, creating a cloudlike mass of cream, apples, cinnamon sugar, and honey. sip as-is or use a spoon to scoop out apples as you sip

gross food jpegs below cut

[willowwhispersspeakeasy]

Omg omg could you 👉👈 could you do a part two of how their kisses taste with the dateables (minus Luke of course)? Because Holy shit I love that sm T-T

Also anon isn't on btw, just saying!

- kitsune-oji

was gunna start working on this but ill bump it up at your request~

bonus: Luke likes forehead kisses and his hair smells like vanilla icing if you ruffle it <3

What the dateable's kisses taste like

warnings: also kinda horny oops. a little corruption kink for Simeon, as a treat~

Diavolo

crisp apple cider. his breath is warm like cinnamon and cloves. he tastes like autumn, the spices heavy on your tongue as shivers crawl down your spine. he's a gentle sort, he doesn’t want to overwhelm you, but when you chase his lips with your own after he pulls back you can feel the grin he’s wearing. 

Dia’s body runs hot compared to a normal human, and he does love how your skin tries to meet his in warmth as he plays with you. you can't tell if he's being gentle to match his nature of if he's teasing you but either way the feeling of his lips scorching against yours clouds your mind and your judgment. 

hes crisp and warm but he's also undeniably sweet. you may forget it with his body hot against yours, but after he's left you feeling warm and full its the sweetness that lingers. its the sweetness that you crave.

Barbatos 

black tea and rosemary. if Dia is autumn Barb is springtime. oh and his tongue is split by the way, even in his human form its a feature he prefers to maintain. all the better to taste you with my dear. and heavens above he’ll leave your head spinning. 

he’s cold to the touch and his lips calm you as soon as he places them against yours. he's relaxing, soothing as he opens you up to be his own meal. one half of his tongue heavy on top or yours while the other sucks from the underside.  

he’ll whisper all kinds of sweet words into your mouth, “pretty little thing” seems to be his favorite when referring to you. he paints you in words, in languages you’ve never heard, little do you know he’s simply calling you beautiful in every tongue he can remember. 

Solomon 

Solomon tastes like smoke, but not in the way Mammon does. his mouth lingers of coffee and almonds and wood and ash. Mammon tastes like a forest fire, Solomon tastes like the aftermath. a village burned to the ground. 

sometimes you forget, but Solomon is old, very old. he tastes like history and tragedy. his hands shake as he holds you, he's desperate, needy, so sure to maintain is cool nature until he gets a taste of your lips. until he knows you are there, that you are real.

Solomon tastes like loneliness. his breath warm with fear of abandonment. please, please don't go. please stay. he needs you like he needs the breath in his lungs, now shared between you. his teeth are dull as they tug at your bottom lip. please, please just let him in.

Simeon

Simeon tastes like dew drops on roses. pure, soft, sweet. his kisses are airy and warm, lips fluttering first to your cheeks, then lower. his face is a hair from yours, lips brushing yours, but he's scared. scared he’s read wrong, scared he's made a mistake.

his mouth is warm and soft and you can't help but melt when you lean into him, kissing him gently. his lashes flutter and he signs into your mouth in bliss. the first kiss is innocent and sweet, the latter ones however.

tongue warm as he licks at your bottom lip, begging for your permission. all the years of running away, finally he's lost his resolve. Simeon is clawing, desperate for your affection. his body warmer then he’s ever felt. he wants to drown, to finally see just what it was that tore his brothers from heaven. would this be worth loosing his halo too?

[faffreux]

What romantic stuff does Jolliful do during the Autumn season?

LOTS OF FOOD-RELATED ACTIVIES. BOBBING FOR APPLES. MULLING HOT APPLE CIDER. MAKING A MESS IN THE LABORATORY WITH SMORES BC THE MARSHMALLOWS EXPLODED IN THE MICROWAVE (that's Jolligig's fault and then Fawful goes insane bc "YOU ARE NOT TO BE MICROWAVING THEM!! THEY ARE BEING FOR THE FIRE, JOLLI!!" he yells in the most Gordon Ramsey like fashion 

also creating a robotic scarecrow (its got burlap clothes on so you can't tell it's made of metal unless you look underneath) to set up in the nearest cornfield and scare the shit out of your local farmer-

all of this qualifies as romantic in my head btw

[flockofdoves]

todays weirdo lentil soup dinner bc i needed to use up parsnips, celery, napa cabbage, and turkey broth and really wanted a lot of protein and also some wheat btw:

turkey broth with a little extra chicken broth with one chicken thigh, toor dal, a mirepoix of carrot onion celery but notably probably mostly parsnip, ginger (minced and dried), garlic, a few curry leaves, its all sauteed and lightly browned in olive oil, shredded napa cabbage, frozen shiitake mushrooms, wide egg noodles, various curry powders and a tiny bit of ras el hanout, black pepper, tiny bit of amchoor powder, tiny bit of sriracha, tiny bit of kashmiri chili powder, and a little more apple cider vinegar than i intended to put in

recently becoming familiar with a new genre of cooking i think i'm dubbing "western mass vibes-based yellow farm slop"

[clatterbane]

Redneck Brewing #3: Sour Cherry Apple Concoction

Another batch that I went ahead and set up later than I had meant to last night. (So, no posting then.)

This time using cheap apple juice concentrate and some pretty delicious Slovenian tart cherry drink concentrate syrup that Mr. C had open in the fridge--consisting of basically just cherry juice, way more sugar than I need to drink as-is except to treat hypoglycemia, and a little citric acid.

I also decided to throw in a little bottled lemon juice for extra flavor, because why not. The "sour" cherry stuff is just made out of the stronger-flavored pie cherries, with more than enough sugar to take the mixture to a point where I thought it could use a little more tartness for balance. We actually have some fresh lemons, but I couldn't find the juicer, and just hand squeezing lemons/limes basically gives my hands a chemical peel. 🙄 DO NOT NEED when they're already this dry.

Not shown: more spooky powders! In the form of pectic enzyme (to help it hopefully turn out clear), yeast nutrient, and the same cider/champagne yeast because, again, why not. It was open.

Went with a little bigger batch in a 2L bottle this time, aiming to fill two regular 750ml wine bottles after it's finished. (Or one of the 1.5L bottles like the previous one is in, I guess.)

As I left it before going to bed.

After I got back up, I realized that I had indeed done a little oopsie by putting in the fridge-temperature syrup and not bothering to make up the temperature with warmer water. So yeah, the yeast still had not shown any signs of activity.

Even after sticking the bottle in a warmer place for a few hours, it was still not really wanting to wake up. So, my impatient ass sprinkled in another smaller dose of yeast. That did help it take off pretty quickly. 👍 May well have taken off on its own with more time, but the little extra really shouldn't hurt anything.

It's now bubbling away happily enough, and I guess I will know not to repeat that mistake.

The actual recipe for this experiment, btw, with screenshots from last night before I edited to show the second yeasting:

In retrospect, I may have also slightly overdone the cherry. I misremembered how much the bottle said to dilute it with water for just a juicy drink. (1:10 not 1:5 like a lot of others!) But, I guess it should have plenty of flavor. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Guessing the color will possibly get way less attractive as it ferments, but we'll see. Mostly just hoping to get something pleasant enough tasting, though it does look pretty going in. We'll see soon enough!