Irish Car Bombs… these may be a big hit in the States but in West Ireland in the farm town of Williamstown they are unknown and the name is a little to close to home. Although it is a meshing of three of the most well known treasures in the Irish liquor cabinet, Guinness, Jameson and Bailey’s Irish Cream the Irish do not seem keen on the mix. Why mess up a perfectly wonderful beverage with “mussing” it with the other two? This is unheard of, and when ordered at a pub such as Feeney’s in downtown Williamstown (population near to 100), the owner of the pub just gave us dirty looks and we quickly changed the subject to Yeager bombs…
Everyone knows that the English, Irish and Scottish love their Tea Time. On the farm this consists of a nice warm bit of black tea after lunch. You can add sugar or honey to sweeten your tea, but my hosts simply put in a bit of milk. This gives me a nice bit of relaxation before realizing I have to go back out in the rain and sow more cabbages in the mud. While on my hands and knees, I wish I had some cute Irish boy to give me a massage at the end of the day but instead I return to my trailer, with my plastic covered bed, temperamental hot water and spiders to brew myself yet another cup of Irish tea.
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