iPolitics By Kelsey Johnson. Published on Jan 11, 2021 10:22am Director Cathy Allison goes over a stocking schedule in the shelving room at the Markham Food Bank. Dec. 15, 2020
Good morning and welcome to the Sprout, where it’s National Milk Day and National Hot Toddy Day, so drink up! Also, if you’re looking to get rid of your needle-shedding Christmas tree, a local goat would likely be more than happy to “munch” it off your hands.
Here’s today’s agriculture news.
The Lead
As the Globe and Mail reports, food banks in Alberta are calling for legislative and regulatory changes that would treat food banks as an essential service during times of an emergency which advocates say they have been requesting for decades. Meanwhile, food banks in Ontario say the coronavirus pandemic has unveiled a patchwork approach that has created challenges for some organizations, particularly those located in smaller communities.
January 11, 2021
Today is National Hot Toddy Day! Considering the colder weather that we have had, this is a perfect drink for the winter months. The warm drink is created in a kettle with various kinds of alcohol (usually rum, brandy, or whiskey), along with honey, lemon, water, and a cinnamon stick. It’s best enjoyed by the fire preferably with snow falling outside. This toasty drink is even rumored to relieve cold and flu symptoms, but I’ll leave that part up to you.
So here is the standard recipe that you can use as a template, and you can adjust it slightly depending on your palate:
To make it as easy as possible, Noveltea have pulled together five of their favourite vegan-friendly cocktails. And not forgetting those committed to dry January, they’ve included mocktail versions, too. Each of these serves one.
1. Moroccan Mint Fizz Festive feasting can leave your stomach in a rather peculiar position come January. Moroccan mint is famed for digestive relief properties and this zingy version promises a pinch of rum to wash it down with.
Ingredients: 50ml Noveltea Tale of Moroccan Mint, 12.5ml elderflower liqueur, 12.5ml fresh lime juice, Prosecco (to top).
Method: 1. Shake with ice; 2. Double strain into a chilled glass; 3. Top with Prosecco; 4. Garnish with lime.
To make it as easy as possible, Noveltea have pulled together five of their favourite vegan-friendly cocktails. And not forgetting those committed to dry January, they’ve included mocktail versions, too. Each of these serves one.
1. Moroccan Mint Fizz Festive feasting can leave your stomach in a rather peculiar position come January. Moroccan mint is famed for digestive relief properties and this zingy version promises a pinch of rum to wash it down with.
Ingredients: 50ml Noveltea Tale of Moroccan Mint, 12.5ml elderflower liqueur, 12.5ml fresh lime juice, Prosecco (to top).
Method: 1. Shake with ice; 2. Double strain into a chilled glass; 3. Top with Prosecco; 4. Garnish with lime.
To make it as easy as possible, Noveltea have pulled together five of their favourite vegan-friendly cocktails. And not forgetting those committed to dry January, they’ve included mocktail versions, too. Each of these serves one.
1. Moroccan Mint Fizz Festive feasting can leave your stomach in a rather peculiar position come January. Moroccan mint is famed for digestive relief properties and this zingy version promises a pinch of rum to wash it down with.
Ingredients: 50ml Noveltea Tale of Moroccan Mint, 12.5ml elderflower liqueur, 12.5ml fresh lime juice, Prosecco (to top).
Method: 1. Shake with ice; 2. Double strain into a chilled glass; 3. Top with Prosecco; 4. Garnish with lime.