Lately, I've been drinking a lot of Coke Zero. It's all the Coke Taste, with none of the Coke Calories. Why? Because I've recently gained a lot of weight, and the 150ish calories I get from a can of Coke can better be used Arby's. And also because I love Coke. When I was living in my apartment, I was relatively fit and pretty much subsisted purely on Coke. And also Poon.
That's when I realized that, lately, my lack of motivation, inspiration, and energy can probably attributed to my recent lack of Poon intake. In order to remedy this, I decided to mix up a batch of my favored orange liquid. Apparently, they've reduced the amount of sugar in Tang. While this is good for my 'weight problem', it changes the Poon recipe considerably.
For those trying at home, the new Recipoon is as follows:
Get a can of Tang
Change the name on the can to "POONTang" with a Sharpie
Using a funnel, put 2 level scoops of POONTang into a 2.2 Liter PoonJug
Fill the PoonJug with tap water until almost full
Add ice until the water comes right up to the bottom of the neck of the PoonJug
Screw on the cap and shake vigorously until all the powder at the bottom of the jug has been dissolved
Enjoy
It's the first time in months that I've had some good Poon. I was happy. And then, the mostly empty bottom of 99 Bananas (http://www.bartonbrands.com/99bananas.html) that we had left over from Thomas's birthday caught my eye.
I had already taken a few long draws from my PoonJug, so I topped it off with a 2 or 3 shots of the 99 proof banana flavored schnapps. To my delight, the mixture's taste and aroma were very pleasing. The artificial banana flavoring canceled some of the tangy citrus sting and created a smooth tropical beverage. And it doesn't hurt that it's got a spike of alcohol to calm the nerves.
While 99 Poonanas will never take the place of traditional Poon, it is an excellent addition to our library of poontastic recipes. I'd like to try it with other blends (99 Apples?), but for the time being, I'll make sure to keep a bottle of 99 Bananas handy.
Until next time,
~~Ben
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