I think at last I understand why all those American boys have such sparkly white teeth – its all about the Cosmos. A study by the sensible Dr Hyuan Koo at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York has found a compound in Cranberries that can stop bacteria from clinging to the teeth, blocking the formation of damaging plaque deposits.
So all those Cosmos I was swigging in the early noughties may help me prevent tooth decay and cavities. On top of which cranberries also fight bladder infections, is there no end to the reasons to be drinking them. Of course my schmoozy cocktail party days are behind me, for the time being at least. Although if some of my friends in LA and London have their way, this will only be a temporary set back in revenues for the alcohol and fruit growing industries.
Truth be told, while I might play it up a bit, I have never been much of a drinker – being drunk isn’t that fun and I really don’t enjoy hang overs. I do however vividly recall the first time I got spectacularly inebriated. It was with my first serious boyfriend, Steve.
On a hot summers day in Melbourne we had enjoyed a great lunch with a couple of bottles of wine and had then headed home to experiment making frozen strawberry daiquiris. The combination of my good sense being wine-blunted, super yummy delicious strawberry goodness and the heat of the day making us particularly thirsty meant we drank FAR too many FAR too quickly.
A remarkably short while later I was flat on my back, watching the room spinning wildly around me and praying for quick death. In the end, Stephens medical bag came to the rescue but I have to say that I never looked at a strawberry daiquiri the same way again.
And those little umbrellas, still make me feel green.
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