Three women, Sarah Goode, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba, (an Indian slave from Barbados), were charged with the practice of witchcraft. Tituba, probably with some heavy-handed "encouragement" from her accusers, later confessed to the crime (way to go Tituba, that was soooo helpful...).
This was bad news for the folks in Salem and the surrounding area, since it encouraged the Massachusetts Bay Colony authorities to launch an all-out witch hunt. Before the hysteria ended in the fall of 1692, over 150 people had been accused of consorting with the devil, and nineteen of them had been executed for their "crimes".
So, history has a lot to teach us. First, you're more likely to be accused of witchcraft if you are named Sarah. Second, if you didn't do something, don't go around saying you did. No one likes a braggart. And third, if you have to have a vice, make it an occasional cocktail and skip the eye of newt and bubbling cauldron crap. It can only lead to tears.
The Salem Witch Cocktail
- 1/2 measure vodka
- 1/2 measure raspberry schnapps (or Chambord if you like)
- 1/2 measure melon liqueur
- 1 splash lime juice
- 1 measure sweet and sour mix
- 1 measure club soda
- 1 splash grenadine syrup
Mix vodka, schnapps, melon liqueur, lime juice, sweet and sour mix and grenadine in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until frosted. Pour into a highball glass filled with ice and top with club soda.
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