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July 27: Sixty Before the Sabbatical: Good, Tasty, Plenty

Cocktail Impresario Mick Jeffries did not disappoint with his elegant summer drinks that matched Sonic's blueberry-sized ice globes with the last local blueberries we could find. Mick poured up small tastes for many of the adults at the largest ever (so far) Cornbread Supper: more than 60 people, counting all ages. Mick's "Blueberry Bramble" had many talking about the mysterious combination of fresh flavors that included Creme de Myrtille (blueberry) liqueur and Koch Family Pineapple Sage-infused simple syrup. Another quintessential Kentucky berry -- handpicked wild in Anderson County earlier in the day -- also showed up and showed off in a Blackberry Shortcake set inside Cornmeal Biscuit Shortcakes. See the assembly and the finished beauties, two platters of which lived precariously short lives among the Supperians. I tasted a bite of berries with a bit of the hand-whipped cream, and said, "Mmmmm. Cloves!" Nope. "Allspice!" Nope. That's jus