tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751805452043419723.post30355911359341251..comments2024-03-23T00:22:58.476-04:00Comments on Off The Presses: Me and Tom & JerryRobert Simonson, "Our Man in the Liquor-Soaked Trenches"-New York Times.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14428424677554600158noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751805452043419723.post-85301004154960488322010-11-19T20:47:29.105-05:002010-11-19T20:47:29.105-05:00I grew up in Cody, Wyoming, the town that Buffalo ...I grew up in Cody, Wyoming, the town that Buffalo Bill started. As a young kid in the early sixties, I remember my Dad always making Tom and Jerry's, the Christmas drink. You could find the batter in the dairy section of any grocery store.<br /><br />I moved to New Jersey in 1988 and noticed that no one there knew what a Tom and Jerry was, I found that strange consider how popular they were in Wyoming. <br /><br />I am living in North Carolina now, I don't think they know what they are here either. I am thinking about making my own batter this year. There are lots of recipes on the internet. On Christmas I just can't wait to have a Tom and Jerry with my family. I don't think they know what they are either. It is going to be fun! Dad I will have one for you too.<br /><br />Happy Holidays! 2010Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10491966827382279578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751805452043419723.post-19130606458969735672008-01-16T18:07:00.000-05:002008-01-16T18:07:00.000-05:00Great post, I too am from Wisconsin -- but have ne...Great post, I too am from Wisconsin -- but have never had a tom & jerry -- great blog, love your stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751805452043419723.post-42879677134560356302007-12-17T21:33:00.000-05:002007-12-17T21:33:00.000-05:00My family has enjoyed having Tom and Jerry's every...My family has enjoyed having Tom and Jerry's every Christmas day for decades. Beginning around 11:00 a.m., we have an open house to which relatives, neighbors, and friends are invited.<BR/>We offer lots of hors d'oeuvres and sweets to our guests. Having grown up in Wisconsin, I learned about this tradition from my father's relatives who were of Welsh descent. --RKDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751805452043419723.post-73424082393385375622007-12-11T02:48:00.000-05:002007-12-11T02:48:00.000-05:00My family Christmas was mainly a jug of Gallo at C...My family Christmas was mainly a jug of Gallo at Christmas dinner (okay, I'll be fair -- more likely it was Riunite) and some E&J Brandy poured into Safeway eggnog. Then again, I grew up in Oklahoma, where the upper Midwest seemed absolutely cosmopolitan.<BR/><BR/>In recent years I've become a Tom & Jerry convert, and I'm preparing to mix a batch on Christmas morning, to fill those mugs I picked up on eBay (genuine, made in Japan). My current version started with Audrey's recipe from the NYTimes a couple years back, but I scooched the sugar back a bit along with adding some homemade allspice liqueur. I like it, and since past the first round I'm usually the only one drinking it, that's what matters.<BR/><BR/>Of course, I'm also preparing an aged eggnog for Christmas Eve, so I'm putting some faith that egg yolks beaten and stored in a lot of booze for three weeks won't put me out of commission for the big day. Fingers crossed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com