#MEwx Temps into the 40's, slush on the ground outside so why not some with brandy inside?`

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Good morning Augusta

My Personal Weather Station in  Augusta’s North end is reporting conditions in real time here for your convenience.

This morning we have mostly sunny skies with highs in the lower 40s and light/variable winds.

Tonight it will be mostly clear this evening, becoming partly cloudy. Not as cold with lows in the upper 20s. Light and variable winds.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

The outdoor temperature is  20.7°F, Humidity is 42% and the Dew Point is 1.2°F. 

The wind direction is Southwest between 0.1 MPH and 0.4 MPH with a Wind chill of 20.7°F.

The Relative pressure is 30.33, the Absolute pressure is 30.13 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with clear skies.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 6:42 A.M., Sunset is 6:51 P.M., Moonrise is 6:29 P.M., Moonset is 6:49 A.M. and we have a FULL MOON being 100% illuminated.

Augusta’s RAW METAR readings are:

METAR KAUG 201053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M07/M16 A3039 RMK AO2 SLP295 T10671161

We didn’t have any rain or snow, and only minimal melting here in the past 24 hours.

Ya know, all of that slushy mess outside has reminded me of how “good” we’ve all been since January 2 when I started preaching low-fat meals to lose those unwanted pounds I’ve packed on between Thanksgiving and New years. So, Keying off that slush all over the ground outside…

BRANDY SLUSH

32 servings

2 cups boiling Water

4 regular size Tea bags

2 cups Sugar

7 cups Water

2 (12 oz) cans frozen Lemonade concentrate, thawed and undiluted

2 (12 oz) cans frozen Orange juice concentrate, thawed and undiluted

2 cups Brandy

Lemon-lime carbonated beverage

Pour 2 cups boiling water over tea bags, cover and steep 5 minutes.  Remove tea bags, squeezing gently. Set tea aside to cool.  Combine sugar and 7 cups water in a saucepan, bring to a boil, and let boil until the sugar dissolves, stirring occasionally.  Combine tea, sugar mixture, lemonade concentrate, orange juice concentrate, and brandy in a large freezer proof container, stirring well.  Freeze until firm.  To serve, spoon 1/2 cup mixture into each glass, and add 1/4 cup Lemon-Lime beverage, stir until slushy. Re-freeze remainder of mixture, use as needed.

 

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