You’ve spent all your money. You’re hungover from consuming too much booze and food. You’ve already said all you wanted to say to the friends and relatives with whom you’ve shared the holidays but you are still sharing the same space. Luckily, competing in a card game can be accomplished in silence and at no additional cost.
Playing card games began in 9th century China in conjunction with preventing counterfeit forgery; the Tang Dynasty began using detailed images to decorate their paper money. Images on paper for game playing soon followed. The idea spread to India, Egypt, and Europe as a side effect of trade, and different cultures applied different types of images, card suits, and game rules. The modern card deck with four suits and 52 cards first appeared in France, then New Orleans, and sometime in the 1830s it was the standard poker deck on riverboats and saloons.
The most popular play-at-home card games in the U.S. include Spades, Poker, Old Maid, War, Hearts, Solitaire, Bridge, Go Fish, Uno, Gin Rummy, Pinochle, and Euchre.
Music Du Jour: Poker Night Vibes playlist and Wild West Saloon playlist
Films Du Jour:
- Deal (2008)
- Casino Royale (2006)
- Rounders (1998)
- Maverick (1994)
- The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
Snacks du Jour: Here’s a list of snacks that won’t mess up the cards
Cocktail Du Jour – Lady Luck
- 2 oz gin
- 75 oz St. Germain
- 5 oz pear nectar
- 25 oz freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 3 dashes of grapefruit bitters
Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a coupe glass or martini glass. Attach a lucky playing card with a clothespin or other fastener.
Mocktail Du Jour – Lady Luck Mocktail
- 2 oz non-alcohol gin
- 75 oz elderflower syrup
- 5 oz pear nectar
- 25 oz freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 3 dashes of grapefruit bitters
Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a coupe glass or martini glass. Attach a lucky playing card with a clothespin or other fastener.
Beer Du Jour
If you’re trying to win at cards tonight, we recommend a low-ABV beer or light beer.
Wine Du Jour
Here’s a list of low-alcohol wines from 90+Cellars.
Use freshly squeezed citrus in your cocktails and mocktails when called for – It makes such a difference! Here’s a reliable and inexpensive juicer.
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