Absinthe today is not quite the same as the famous absinthe of old, yet people still do report a certain heady high from it. Also, like Chartreuse, it’s a digestive that eases symptoms of tension.
1 ounce absinthe
½ ounce lemon juice
1 sugar cube, preferably raw sugar
2 ounces water
Pour absinthe into a glass. Balance a spoon across the rim and put the sugar cube on it.
Mix 1 ounce water with lemon juice and pour it slowly over the sugar cube, so the liquid saturates the cube. Then pour another ounce of water, allowing the contents of the spoon to spill into the absinthe, creating a cloudy mix.
Serve.
ONE DRINK
Lemon Sage Tisane
Another nerve tonic; this one goes way back to ancient times. Smells delicious and is extremely refreshing when iced.
½ ounce fresh sage leaves
2 teaspoons grated lemon peel (avoid the bitter white rind)
4 cups boiling water
2 tablespoons sugar
Freshly squeezed juice of 1 lemon
Place sage and lemon peel in a teapot, cup, or jar and carefully pour the water over them. Steep for fifteen minutes, then add sugar, stir, and cool. Strain the mixture into a pitcher, add lemon juice, and serve.
FOUR DRINKS
Last Word
Sometimes everyone needs the last word.
Since this is a drink that requires no ice, chill your glass in the freezer—or by filling with crushed ice that you pour out—before serving.
1 ounce dry gin
1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
1 ounce maraschino liqueur
1 ounce yellow Chartreuse
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add all ingredients. Shake until thoroughly chilled. Strain into a chilled Old Fashioned glass and serve.
ONE DRINK
ALSO BY BETH HARBISON
If I Could Turn Back Time
Driving with the Top Down
Chose the Wrong Guy, Gave Him the Wrong Finger
When in Doubt, Add Butter
Always Something There to Remind Me
Thin, Rich, Pretty
Hope in a Jar
Shoe Addicts Anonymous
Secrets of a Shoe Addict
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
BETH HARBISON is the New York Times bestselling author of If I Could Turn Back Time; Driving with the Top Down; Chose the Wrong Guy, Gave Him the Wrong Finger; When in Doubt, Add Butter; Always Something There to Remind Me; Thin, Rich, Pretty; Hope in a Jar; Secrets of a Shoe Addict; and Shoe Addicts Anonymous. She grew up in Potomac, Maryland, outside Washington, D.C., and now divides her time between that suburb, New York City, and a quiet home on the Eastern Shore. Visit www.bethharbison.com. Or sign up for email updates here.
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CONTENTS
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Diana’s Drinks
Also by Beth Harbison
About the Author
Copyright
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
ONE LESS PROBLEM WITHOUT YOU. Copyright © 2016 by Beth Harbison. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
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Title: One less problem without you / Beth Harbison.
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