golden elixir

I'm going to let you in on the secret of my new favourite beverage. I am not sure why, but one day I started calling it golden elixir. most likely because it has a golden hue and because it is so refreshing that it can maintain life indefinitely?

hold on, I did not know that elixir meant that. I thought it was just a potion or brew or something. but the dictionary is going on about philosophers' stone, which I am quite frankly surprised by because that first harry potter book is a great read, but I do not understand why they have started basing real life on it. I am probably going to have to switch dictionaries or something, because I have lost all faith in this one.

so despite the dictionary indicating that I am somewhat misusing the word elixir, I still call it that. sometimes if I am in a rush I will call it 'golden e' or just 'golden'. sometimes if I've got to fly it is just 'lixir'. these are all the same beverage, actually. in fact, they are all really just iced tea that I make from a pot of hot tea.

it all started when mila was sick a while ago, and I would steal the remainder of the tea in her pot and pour it into a pitcher and put it in the fridge. but let me tell you that with a beverage this refreshing, that kind of casual production was simply not going to keep up with demand. so I started topping off the teapot with more hot water, and then filling my iced tea pitcher. still not cutting it. so now I run a small little moonshine operation in which I fill the teapot for the sole purpose of creating iced tea. it is still really hard to keep up with demand, if you can believe it.

well reader, you probably think I am some sort of brewmaster by now, and you are probably right. sometimes my beverage creations amaze even myself.