1 (2 oz) jar instant coffee

4 cup sugar

2 cup boiling water

1 pint vodka

1 vanilla bean

Dissolve coffee, sugar and water. Add vodka and vanilla bean. Close bottle and age for 1 month.

Recipe by Leslie G. Sharpe, Jr.

Uncle Les took Kim and I to the Styxx concert in Birmingham and I talked Uncle Les into letting me wear his naughty necklace during the concert and then home. Yes, Dad about had a fit. (I was only about 13 at the time) Kim and I had a ball when Uncle Les lived with us, we had more fun- Dad just knew he was going to corrupt us—wonder who corrupted whom?— Leigh Sharpe

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