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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clavdivs, post: 3119569, member: 93702&quot;]This is the start of the Canada Day Holiday long weekend with the big day on Sunday (July 1st)- Canada&#039;s 151st Birthday.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]793456[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>We are expecting an absolute scorcher of a weekend with 35C (95F) expected.. so I plan to be out on the deck and cooling off in the lake with the family. Should be great!</p><p><br /></p><p>While some good strong Canadian beer is on the menu there will also be a few Bloody Caesars consumed by many...</p><p><br /></p><p>Wikipedia Entry:</p><p>A <b>Caesar</b> (also known as a <b>Bloody Caesar</b>) is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocktail" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocktail" rel="nofollow">cocktail</a> created and primarily consumed in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada" rel="nofollow">Canada</a>. It typically contains <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vodka" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vodka" rel="nofollow">vodka</a>, a caesar mix (a blend of tomato juice and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clam_broth" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clam_broth" rel="nofollow">clam broth</a>), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_sauce" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_sauce" rel="nofollow">hot sauce</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcestershire_sauce" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcestershire_sauce" rel="nofollow">Worcestershire sauce</a>, and is served with ice in a large, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celery_salt" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celery_salt" rel="nofollow">celery salt</a>-<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_rimmer" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_rimmer" rel="nofollow">rimmed</a> glass, typically garnished with a stalk of celery and wedge of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lime_(fruit)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lime_(fruit)" rel="nofollow">lime</a>. What distinguishes it from a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Mary_(cocktail)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Mary_(cocktail)" rel="nofollow">Bloody Mary</a> is the inclusion of clam broth (clam broth - doesn&#039;t sound great - but the drink is amazing!)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]793453[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately I don&#039;t own a coin of the true Caesar that this drink was named after, so I will post a coin of poor Crispus...owner of the title of Caesar .. and came to a similarly bloody end.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]793460[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>RIC vol VII Aquileia 106 R1</p><p>322 AD</p><p>Obv: CRISPVS NOB CAES, bust r.</p><p>Rev: CAESARVM NOSTRORVM around wreath containing VOT X</p><p>Size: 18.95 mm</p><p>Weight: 2.8 grams</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Silly post, eh!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>I hope our good neighbors to the south have a great 4th of July![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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