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Barbara Alonso Novellino
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You are right Bob...Cardinal Mendoza...that's what my husband said...but i wrongly typed...Carlos.
Good stories...
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ayalgueru
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| Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 5:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Eric Smith Fernandez wrote: | So it is equal parts coñac and anis combined with coffee? Or is it just Coñac and anis with nothing else?
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¿Es igual partes de coñac y anis combinado con café? ¿O es Coñac y anis sin nada mas? |
Eric,,, coffe and brandy is called carajillo and it is very nice indeed ! particularly during winter ,,, also a popular remedy against the flu ,,, it does not really help but it surely does make you feel better ! 
by the way discussion of sol y sombra all that reminds me of that old "chigre" where I used to stop for a sol y sombra ( 150 pesetas ) as a the first drink of the evening ,,, 
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granda
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| Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 1:43 am Post subject: |
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The initial recipe for carajillo is coffe+brandy, but now you can ask for a carajillo of coffee+ any other spirit.
i.e. You just have to ask for a carajillo de whisky, and the bartender will know that you want coffee+ whisky.
There is another word in Asturiano (which I don't remember now..........) to say that you want some liquor in the coffee, I believe that starts with p...... |
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ayalgueru
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| Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 4:51 am Post subject: |
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granda the word you are looking for is pingarates
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