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How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Children's fiction
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
64 pages · First published 1957
The Grinch lives above Whoville and despises the Whos’ noisy, joyful Christmas celebrations. Convinced that their happiness depends on presents and decorations, he disguises himself as Santa Claus and steals everything associated with the holiday. Christmas morning forces him to reconsider when the Whos celebrate anyway. Dr. Seuss combines rhyme, comic invention, and a famously sour protagonist in a picture book whose central discovery is that Christmas cannot be reduced to the things that can be carried away in a sleigh.
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Content notes
Theft of Christmas presents and food; mistreatment of a dog; mildly sinister/scary villain behavior for very young children; no sexual content or language.
Alcohol-Free Pour
Chocolate Milk
A cheerful chocolate treat for a Christmas read-aloud and a heart growing three sizes.
What you'll need
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- Makes 1 serving.
- Pour the milk into a glass and add 1 tablespoon of chocolate syrup.
- Stir well until the syrup is fully mixed in. Taste and add more syrup if you like a richer chocolate flavor.
- For a warm version, gently heat the mixed chocolate milk in a small saucepan, stirring until warm; do not boil. Pour into a mug and let it cool to a comfortable drinking temperature.
- Garnish: Top with a swirl of whipped cream, if desired.
- Glassware: Tall glass for cold chocolate milk; mug for the warm version.
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Smoked Old Fashioned
For adults of legal drinking age. Please drink responsibly.
A warming pour with a sharp edge suits a wintry evening with a book.
What you'll need
- 2 oz bourbon
- 1/4 oz demerara syrup ↗
- 2–3 dashes aromatic bitters
- Ice
- Food-safe oak or cherry wood chips for smoking ↗
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How to mix it
- Stir bourbon, demerara syrup, and bitters with ice and strain over one large cube. Express an orange peel over the drink. Use a cocktail smoker with food-safe oak or cherry chips to fill the covered glass with smoke for 20–30 seconds, then uncover and serve.
- Garnish: Orange peel.
- Glassware: Rocks glass.
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