{"id":783,"date":"2012-08-14T15:10:33","date_gmt":"2012-08-14T22:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swankpad.org\/blather\/?p=783"},"modified":"2012-08-14T15:10:33","modified_gmt":"2012-08-14T22:10:33","slug":"dyi-ice-volcano-for-your-mini-mystery-bowl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swankpad.org\/blather\/2012\/08\/14\/dyi-ice-volcano-for-your-mini-mystery-bowl\/","title":{"rendered":"DYI Ice Volcano for your Mini Mystery Bowl"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you don’t yet own the Mini Mai-Kai Mystery Bowl, well, go get one HERE<\/a>. Follow along regardless.<\/p>\n

To make the ice volcano that goes in the center of the Mystery Drink, here is my plan. If you have your own, great! This is how I tackled it.<\/p>\n

First you need finely crushed ice. I have sworn by my vintage Oster Snoflake for years and it still is the champ as far as I know.<\/p>\n

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I have found them in antique, vintage and thrift stores, but they are also on Ebay.<\/p>\n

The result is a tray full of fine crushed ice.<\/p>\n

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Perhaps the more difficult aspect is finding the best sized vessel to form the ice volcano. The inner ring in the mini bowl is 2 inches. So you need something that tapers and is smaller than 2 inches at the top of the volcano form. I went through the cabinet and picked some small juice glasses. I had pilsners, but they had too steep an angle and the top would have been too small for the fire container.<\/p>\n

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I lightly packed the ice into the glass with s spoon as scoop about 3 inches deep. The quicker you do this, the better. Any melting can make the bottom of the glass fill with water and become a very smooth slick surface.<\/p>\n

Then put them in the freezer for maybe 15 minutes to freeze your forms.<\/p>\n

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When they come out they will be frozen to the glass. You can just set them on the counter for a minute or two until they thaw enough to slip out. I can’t wait, so I use my hands to try to warm the glass. Then carefully slip them out and set them in the inner ring of the bowl.<\/p>\n

Pour in a nice Scorpion Bowl recipe.<\/p>\n

For the final touch, and to do it like the Mai-Kai, cut the end off a lemon and mash it with a juicer to make a “bowl”. I also cut the tip off to make it flatter. Pour some 151 proof rum in it and set it on the volcano. Light, serve and enjoy!<\/p>\n

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As the drink begins to melt the volcano, it may tip. Just press it back down and you can make the base flat again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you don’t yet own the Mini Mai-Kai Mystery Bowl, well, go get one HERE. Follow along regardless. 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