You may be wondering what is the big deal posting about a soda. Well let me tell you, this soda here - Red Ju-C is wickedly good and it goes well with so very many things. It is a Bajan tradition. On its own, cold with ice, it is refreshing. A ham cutter without Red Ju-C to chase it is found to be wanting. At Christmas, this is the # 1 soda (all year round too). You have to stock up on this soda early because it gets sold out. Remember I told you that it goes well with a lot of other things? It is a great combo with rum and vodka, Campari and other alcoholic beverages. Mix it with beer and you have your own brew of shandy. So good!
Mauby (the drink) can be polarizing across the region, and in each state. Divisions and strong opinions range from how it is made - bark or syrup - and the spicing ingredients. Whether it is brewed and left to ripen (mature/cure) over a few days (about 2 - 3) or if it can be made directly from the bark as soon as it is done boiling.
I am ole-school, I like my mauby only from the bark, boiled with spices, cooled, sweetened, brewed until frothy and left to ripen for a couple of days and 3 nights. Here in Barbados, most people like Mauby made from the syrup, with the exception of a few aficionados (baby boomers) who scoff at the idea of Mauby from the syrup.
While I had eaten the Golden Apple fruit itself and drank the juice-drink of the ripened Golden Apple, it was not until I came to Barbados that I learnt of green (unripened) Golden Apple Juice. It was surprising. I thought that it would be tart even with a bit of sugar added to the juice but it is not. It is smooth and fruity good. Full of vitamins and fibre, this is one of my absolute favourite fruit juice-drink. It is best served ice cold rather than poured over ice. As with most things, homemade is best but there are select vendors from whom you can get the real thing without it being diluted with water and lots of added sugar.
Tea is very popular way to entertain in Guyana. Whether the gathering is to raise funds for a good cause, to celebrate holidays such as Easter, to catch up with family and friends or simply to relax. I have fond memories of the many tea parties held back in the day at Sacred Heart Church.
When last were you invited out to tea or entertained with tea?
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