Nothing is boring when you have a hidden motive

Mutant plants, folk medicine, the organizing principle of my life

Beware

Feliz año nuevo.

Pictured here is a goblet of Grapefruit Drink from M.F.K. Fisher’s A Cordiall Water, published in 1961. Fisher wrote that her parents demanded Grapefruit Drink every morning and became peevish if their servant wasn’t punctual with the chilled glasses. Here’s the recipe:

At night, chop one grapefruit (for each person) into chunks, sk…