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- Guess what time it is, y'all?
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It's time for a New Year's drink.
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- Time for a New Year's drink.
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- And y'all know I don't know how to do this stuff
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so I can't do this without Eddie, so.
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- This is fancy for me too, I mean.
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You like gin and tonic?
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Or soda? - Soda, or straight.
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- [Producer] Well, we have to doll it up.
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- [Producer] Because it's New Year's Eve.
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- 'Cause this is New Year's Eve
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and we've even got our fancy little flute things out.
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This may be the ones that Michael and I toasted.
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- [Producer] They are.
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- I don't know, we've got a couple of sets.
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- Oh, yes, they're beautiful.
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All right, so, yeah, Eddie is not used to measuring
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for drinks, so that's all right, that's all right!
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That's all right, mama. (laughing)
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- Pour with a heavy hand. - Yes, yes.
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All right, so, but the recipe calls for
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one and a half ounces.
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And Theresa said that's one ounce, so,
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is that what we're gonna do?
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- That's what we'll start with.
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- [Producer] We're gonna start with it.
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- We'll start with the gin.
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Start with one ounce.
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- Okay, and then a half ounce. - Half ounce.
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About. - Or. (laughing)
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- Twist a little bit off.
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- We don't measure in this house, y'all.
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- [Producer] Are you making one drink or two?
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- [Presenter] Is that for one or two?
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- [Eddie] Ah, this is for one, okay.
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So, all right, so we just need.
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- [Producer] So we go right into the other bottle.
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- [Presenter] Yeah, there you go.
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Don't even measure, just use that whole little bottle.
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That I probably got off an airplane.
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- Okay, then the lemon juice. - Ah huh.
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- [Eddie] Three quarters of an ounce,
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you've got this measured, or you're just, okay.
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- [Producer] I'm allowing you to free pour.
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- [Presenter] Three quarters of an ounce.
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- [Eddie] Three quarters of an ounce.
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So we'll just do a tablespoon, how about that?
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- [Producer] You gotta do it twice, though, for two drinks.
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- Yeah, for two drinks.
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And then the simple syrup.
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How much simple syrup does it call for?
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- [Producer] Three quarters of an ounce.
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- [Eddie] Again, yeah.
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- Three quarters of a, okay.
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Now see, I would like it sweeter.
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- [Producer] Well, add more.
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- [Eddie] Well, the champagne- - Can be a little sweet.
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- [Eddie] Will add some sweetness, too.
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- And then we got our lemon juice.
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- [Eddie] We did that.
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- Oh, that's right, you did.
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- [Eddie] So we gotta shake it up.
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- Well, we did it, we did it, so.
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- I know, but we need a little bit more.
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(producer and Eddie laughing)
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- We're gonna be puckering up our lips.
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Pucker our lips up, getting ready for our
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- [Producer] This is one of the most popular
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New Year's Eve drinks, right now.
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- Around the country? Everywhere?
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- I'll be dolled. - French 75.
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- [Producer] Along with the Old Fashioned Manhattan.
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Obviously, we never made this before, y'all.
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- It kinda reminds me a little bit of a gimlet,
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but, you know. - [Producer] Mm hmm.
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- [Presenter] I don't know what a gimlet from a giblet.
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- Giblet, gimlet, not giblet. (presenter laughing)
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Okay, so, let's see, then we top with champagne,
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add to flute and then top with champagne.
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- So you want these good and cold, don't you?
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- It is, it is nice and cold.
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- Okay, I'll take the shortest one.
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- [Eddie] And you like champagne, so that's-
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- You know, I can drink some champagne.
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Thank you, and I got us a little lemon twist.
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And all I did to get our lemon twist is,
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you know, just a plain old good peeler.
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So, are we gonna make
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a toast, some kind of toast?
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- And let's make it before my drink gets hot.
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- Here's to another good year.
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And here's to our friendship.
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- Great friendship. - Ah huh.
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Along with all of Michael's ships.
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- And a happy new year.
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- Happy new year, I forgot that one.
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So we don't have to stir this?
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- Mm mm, mmm, very good.
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- It is good! - It's good, yeah.
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- So you'll be making French 75's,
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'cause that's what it's called.
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You'll be making these again, won't you?
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You know who would love this?
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Elaine. - Oh, yeah, definitely.
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- You know what I like?
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- Add a little more simple syrup?
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You could probably sugar the rim, if you wanted to.
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- That would be good, to sugar the rim, yeah.
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We'll change this around a little bit, make it our own.
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Here's to us making it our own. (chuckling)
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That's very good. - Good stuff.
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- Do not like alcohol, it ain't bad.
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Happy New Year, y'all.
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May your year be everything that you are hoping for.
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Hey, y'all, it's Paula Deen.
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