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The Bookless Club: Do you cook with alcohol? Any tips?

Jane Macdougall: Let's bring out the weird alcohol.

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You know what’s taking up a lot of real estate in my house? Weird alcohol. Stuff people have either given to me as hostess gifts, or stuff I bought while on holiday.

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Liqueur de calamansi.

I’ve had a bottle of Screech — Newfoundland’s high-octane, regional rum — collecting dust since I don’t know when. Screech is the sacrament used in a “screech-in”, whereby a non-Newfoundlander is made an honorary Newfoundlander after knocking back a shot and then kissing a cod.

When I was introduced to Bermuda’s national drink, the Dark ‘N’ Stormy, I could hardly wait to get back home to re-create subtropical libations for friends. The authentic recipe insists upon both the Gold Seal and the Black Seal Gosling’s rum. I was persuaded to buy both to re-create a bona fide version. Both bottles are still in my liqueur cabinet. Both are about 7/8th full.

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What can you do with unwanted alcohol? Of course, you could just start drinking as there’s lots in life that warrants full-fledged alcoholism. But what sort of example would that set the children? In a pinch, you could use vodka to defrost your windshield. It works perfectly, but you’ll never be able to stand for public office if anyone photographs you in the........

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