When the waitress brought my dad his Bloody, he looked down and wondered where the snit was. This is funny because Bobaloo and I had been discussing the regional differences of Bloody Marys a few weeks ago. We noted that here in Colorado the Bloody is served sans snit and a little spicier than in Minnesota.
What is a snit you ask? It’s kind of like a beer chaser that gets served in a lowball glass with your Bloody. You sip on the beer while drinking your Bloody Mary.
After much research, I have concluded the snit is something that is only served in bars in the Midwest, more specifically Minnesota and Wisconsin. I have to say that I am a fan of this element of drinking. It kind of takes the edge of the Bloody.
More research revealed that a snit is:
a U.S. unit of volume for liquor equal to 2 jiggers, 3 U.S. fluid ounces, or 88.7 milliliters. The origin of this unit is unknown.
Fascinating.
Do they serve snits in your state?
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My in-laws live in MN, so I know exactly what you are talking about. Well, now I do. For years, I couldn't for the life of me understand why they served me a mini beer with my Bloody Mary at Zorbaz! ;-)
ReplyDeleteCrazy. I had no idea what that was, either! We do not have snits in TX. I didn't know that drinking was so segregated.
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of a snit! And in all my days working in the bars, no one has ever asked for one. Crazy.
ReplyDeletePeople do ask for a side of horseradish or extra horseradish in their BM (er, um, that stands for Bloody Mary) and some people add more salt and pepper, but that's about it.
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