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Directions:THE INVITATION: On many TMCA cruises, Ed would announce 'Mudslides Aboard Remedy!' Everyone who was not a newbie knew what this meant, and if one was a newbie, they were quickly invited! "Remedy" was a motor vessel, and later a sailboat, but Ed's blender was always on board and ready for action in a wonderful way to end a TMCA cruising evening!
THE SHOW: With everyone gathered, set up your blender and assemble the ingredients. In full view, as if on stage, fill the blender to the top with ice. Then slowly and dramatically pour the mudslide mix over the ice, continue to pour until all of the ice just barely starts to float. Explain this ensures a proper ice-to-mix proportion. Place the lid on blender, and turn on low speed. As grinding noise abates, gradually increase the speed. The ultimate goal is a homogenous mixture with no pieces of ice remaining! The finale, with all eyes watching (and thereby learning the skills of the fine art of mudslide making!), is to back off on the blender's speed just a bit and then slowly... very slowly and carefully... remove the lid of the blender. There should be no more ice clicking on the sides, and a fine whirlpool that you (and others) can observe as you look down. This is called the "vortex". If you do not have a good one going you may not have been careful enough with your ice-to-mix ratio. Now, with all eyes on the "vortex", turn off blender. If all has gone according to plan, as the "vortex" collapses there should be a noticeable and pronounced upwelling of the mixture, this is called the "blurp". You will easily be able to see it, and if you listen there will also be a slight onomatopoetic "blurp" sound! If you have achieved the feat of getting a homogenous mixture, and the "vortex", and a good "blurp", you have created the perfect Ed Herndon-inspired mudslide!! Don't waste time; quickly pour your creation into the plastic glasses. Depending upon the size of your audience it is probably better to pour the glasses half-full, so that there will be some for everyone! Empty the pitcher with the first round so that you can immediately begin to create the much-desired second round! |
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Notes: Archive recipe compiled by Philip Kropf s/v Silhouette, a devoted protégé of the Master Mudslide Maker! When you make mudslides on your own boat, try to do it the way Ed would have wanted, and make a great show for all to experience! Enjoy!!!
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