Cat's Cradle

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  "diet": "C",
  "name": "Cat's Cradle",
  "page": 43,
  "type": "The Gilded Horseshoe",
  "fluff": {
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    "entries": [
      "Any bar or tavern that plays host to occasional tabaxi travelers would be advised to have some version of this milk punch on their menu. Tabaxi are a catlike people who share a curiosity about the world that inspires them to travel far and wide. Most wandering tabaxi are also adept hunters, so while they may enjoy a steaming cup of gristly brown tavern stew, they don't necessarily need to part with coin to get fed. They don't even pay for a room, as they'd rather sleep curled in a sunbeam by the window or in front of a roaring fire. This is very frustrating for innkeepers, who don't like to see any traveler pass by without some payment. That's where milk punch comes in. There is something nostalgic about milk. It ensures sweet dreams for a tabaxi far from home. Spiking that milk with a little whiskey, well, perhaps that makes those dreams come a little quicker!"
    ]
  },
  "__prop": "recipe",
  "serves": {
    "exact": 6
  },
  "source": "PaF",
  "hasFluff": true,
  "miscTags": [
    "alcohol"
  ],
  "dishTypes": [
    "cocktail"
  ],
  "equipment": [
    {
      "type": "ingredient",
      "entry": "{=amount1/v} Rocks or Old-Fashioned glasses",
      "amount1": 2
    }
  ],
  "ingredients": [
    {
      "type": "ingredient",
      "entry": "{=amount1/v} whole cloves",
      "amount1": 4
    },
    {
      "type": "ingredient",
      "entry": "{=amount1/v} green cardamom pods",
      "amount1": 4
    },
    {
      "type": "ingredient",
      "entry": "{=amount1/v} cinnamon stick",
      "amount1": 1
    },
    {
      "type": "ingredient",
      "entry": "{=amount1/v} star anise",
      "amount1": 1
    },
    {
      "type": "ingredient",
      "entry": "{=amount1/v} teaspoon coriander seeds",
      "amount1": 0.25
    },
    {
      "type": "ingredient",
      "entry": "Peel of {=amount1/v} lemon",
      "amount1": 1
    },
    {
      "type": "ingredient",
      "entry": "{=amount1/v} cup sugar",
      "amount1": 0.25
    },
    {
      "type": "ingredient",
      "entry": "{=amount1/v} cup fresh lemon juice",
      "amount1": 0.25
    },
    {
      "type": "ingredient",
      "entry": "{=amount1/v} cup strong brewed chai tea",
      "amount1": 1
    },
    {
      "type": "ingredient",
      "entry": "{=amount1/v} cup pineapple juice",
      "amount1": 0.5
    },
    {
      "type": "ingredient",
      "entry": "{=amount1/v} cups whiskey",
      "amount1": 1.5
    },
    {
      "type": "ingredient",
      "entry": "{=amount1/v} ounce bitters",
      "amount1": 0.25
    },
    {
      "type": "ingredient",
      "entry": "{=amount1/v} cup milk",
      "amount1": 1
    },
    "Large ice cubes"
  ],
  "instructions": [
    "In a small skillet, toast the cloves, cardamom pods, cinnamon, star anise, and coriander seeds over medium-low heat for 2 to 3 minutes, until fragrant. Remove from the heat.",
    "In a medium bowl, combine the lemon peels, sugar, and toasted spices. Muddle the ingredients together for about 30 seconds to release oils from the lemon peels. Add the lemon juice, tea, pineapple juice, whiskey, and bitters. Allow to sit for at least 1 hour to infuse flavors.",
    "After the hour-long infusion, in a small saucepan over medium heat, bring the milk to a bare simmer. Remove from the heat and pour into a separate medium bowl. Gently pour the whiskey mixture into the hot milk while stirring. The milk will curdle immediately. Allow the punch to cool to room temperature. Transfer it to the refrigerator to chill for at least 1 hour and up to 24 hours.",
    "Set a fine-mesh strainer lined with a coffee filter over a clean container. Very slowly pour the curdled liquid into the strainer. A nest of curds will form at the bottom of the strainer; try not to disturb these. Straining may take several hours. Once the punch has fully drained, add the large cubes to two rocks glasses. Pour about 4 ounces of the punch evenly between the two glasses."
  ],
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      "entry": "2 Rocks or Old-Fashioned glasses",
      "amount1": 2
    }
  ],
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    "milk"
  ],
  "_fullIngredients": [
    {
      "type": "ingredient",
      "entry": "4 whole cloves",
      "amount1": 4
    },
    {
      "type": "ingredient",
      "entry": "4 green cardamom pods",
      "amount1": 4
    },
    {
      "type": "ingredient",
      "entry": "1 cinnamon stick",
      "amount1": 1
    },
    {
      "type": "ingredient",
      "entry": "1 star anise",
      "amount1": 1
    },
    {
      "type": "ingredient",
      "entry": "¼ teaspoon coriander seeds",
      "amount1": 0.25
    },
    {
      "type": "ingredient",
      "entry": "Peel of 1 lemon",
      "amount1": 1
    },
    {
      "type": "ingredient",
      "entry": "¼ cup sugar",
      "amount1": 0.25
    },
    {
      "type": "ingredient",
      "entry": "¼ cup fresh lemon juice",
      "amount1": 0.25
    },
    {
      "type": "ingredient",
      "entry": "1 cup strong brewed chai tea",
      "amount1": 1
    },
    {
      "type": "ingredient",
      "entry": "½ cup pineapple juice",
      "amount1": 0.5
    },
    {
      "type": "ingredient",
      "entry": "1½ cups whiskey",
      "amount1": 1.5
    },
    {
      "type": "ingredient",
      "entry": "¼ ounce bitters",
      "amount1": 0.25
    },
    {
      "type": "ingredient",
      "entry": "1 cup milk",
      "amount1": 1
    },
    "Large ice cubes"
  ]
}