I received an email from a southern bell who’s as generous as she is gorgeous. Jeanne Smith Burke sent me a cocktail recipe, bless her heart! This is exactly what she wrote

Hey shuuuga ~ I think you'll like this cocktail. I had a themed event: Shake a Tail Feather- all food items had something to do with feathers. My cocktail I served was called Buzzard Beak cocktail.

Buzzard Beak Cocktail

1/2 c Wild Turkey

1/2 c apple liquor

1 c pomegranate/cranberry juice

Pour into a shaker filled with ice. Shake and strain into a martini glass.

I've been serving this cocktail for three years and continues to be a hit. Presently, this cocktail is a big hit among the Kappas at Ol' Miss.

You see that? She called me shuuuuga, and I’m not embarrassed to say, I kinda liked it -- a lot. I’m grateful for southern women, because let me tell you, if I didn’t love ‘em, I be so jealous, I’d hate ‘em. Instead of obsessing over the fact that I’ll never be a southern gal, I’ll quote Scarlett O’Hara who summed it up beautifully when she said, “I can't think about that right now. If I do, I'll go crazy. I'll think about that tomorrow.  After all, tomorrow is another cocktail.”.