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On 10/30/03, we were introduced to the nicotini:
nicotini (NIK.oh.tee.nee) n.
A nicotine-laced martini.
Larry Wald, the owner of the Cathode Ray Club, came up with the homemade brew as he searched for ways to help smokers cope with the new smoke-free atmosphere Florida voters ordered last fall. Soak tobacco leaves in vodka overnight, deaden the juice’s harshness by adding a couple other liquors and voila: the nicotini of Las Olas.
--Scott Wyman, “As smoke clears, club mixes tobacco, vodka,” Orlando Sentinel, August 31, 2003
Then, on 11/14, we learned about the tomacco:
tomacco (tuh.MAK.oh) n.
A hybrid created by grafting a tomato plant onto the roots of a tobacco plant.
Rob Baur of Lake Oswego, Oregon, dreamed of bringing to life his favorite The Simpsons episode, one from 1999 in which Homer grows “tomacco,” a combination tomato-tobacco plant.
Baur grafted a tomato plant onto tobacco roots, and voilà, he had a real, live tomacco plant. The two plants can successfully become one because they come from the same plant family, which also includes eggplant and the deadly nightshade. The tomacco even bore fruit, although Baur said he believes it’s poisonous because it likely contains a lethal amount of nicotine.
--Kristen Philipkoski, “Simpsons Plant Seeds of Invention,” Wired News, November 7, 2003
Someone has GOT to introduce these two guys … they’ll make a fortune! “Tomacco garnish for your Nicotini, sir?” It’s a natural! Or, in this case, perhaps, an unnatural.
On 10/30/03, we were introduced to the nicotini:
nicotini (NIK.oh.tee.nee) n.
A nicotine-laced martini.
Larry Wald, the owner of the Cathode Ray Club, came up with the homemade brew as he searched for ways to help smokers cope with the new smoke-free atmosphere Florida voters ordered last fall. Soak tobacco leaves in vodka overnight, deaden the juice’s harshness by adding a couple other liquors and voila: the nicotini of Las Olas.
--Scott Wyman, “As smoke clears, club mixes tobacco, vodka,” Orlando Sentinel, August 31, 2003
Then, on 11/14, we learned about the tomacco:
tomacco (tuh.MAK.oh) n.
A hybrid created by grafting a tomato plant onto the roots of a tobacco plant.
Rob Baur of Lake Oswego, Oregon, dreamed of bringing to life his favorite The Simpsons episode, one from 1999 in which Homer grows “tomacco,” a combination tomato-tobacco plant.
Baur grafted a tomato plant onto tobacco roots, and voilà, he had a real, live tomacco plant. The two plants can successfully become one because they come from the same plant family, which also includes eggplant and the deadly nightshade. The tomacco even bore fruit, although Baur said he believes it’s poisonous because it likely contains a lethal amount of nicotine.
--Kristen Philipkoski, “Simpsons Plant Seeds of Invention,” Wired News, November 7, 2003
Someone has GOT to introduce these two guys … they’ll make a fortune! “Tomacco garnish for your Nicotini, sir?” It’s a natural! Or, in this case, perhaps, an unnatural.
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