The First Margarita And The Salt Rimmed Glass...

The First MargaritaIn the The Way It Was blog, Marylou Peters said;"the first time I had a margarita was in Underground Atlanta. Who ever thought about the salt-rimmed glass?"Actually, the first time the salt rimmed glass was used was down in Tijuana, Mexico in 1923. Pedro Gonzalez, originally from Monterrey, Mexico, was up visiting his grandfather Alejandro Gonzalez in Tijuana for the Cinco De Mayo celebracion'. As it turned out, Pedro's grandmother, Consuelo Margarita Conchita Gonzalez, made up some iced drinks for this family celebration. She had thought to her self that a concoction of lime juice, heavily fortified with sugar, with some strong agave (tequila) added to it would be most excellent to sip during the hot afternoon as they headed into the evening's celebracion'. Being a very wealthy Tijuana family, they had the means to purchase ice, and she had concluded after her first sip of this first time recipe, that she had stumbled upon something very "especial’ indeed! And so, as the guests began to arrive, she got out the family crystal goblet style wine glasses, filled them with the chipped up ice from the huge ice block (imported from Minnesota) on the counter in the "cocina" (kitchen), poured in some of the sugared lime juice, and topped it off with generous amounts of tequila. As she worked however, Consuelo continued to take nips off of a mason jar glass of the concoction that she had first tested her new recipe in. It was so delicious that could hardly stop herself from drinking it! And as she continued to make glasses of the concoction for her guests and getting more and more inebriated, she knocked one of the fine crystal glasses off of the counter! "A terrible disaster!" she thought initially, because the Family Crystal had come all the way from the Old Country where the Family had originated in Barcelona, Spain!With dread in her heart and eyes squeezed tight, she waited for the sound of the breaking crystal on the hacienda's hard wood floor. But no breaking glass sound came! And when she opened her eyes, she discovered why: The glass had fallen into the barrel of crushed pickling salt and had landed upside down. To Consuelo's great relief, and after many exclamations of "Madre' De Dios!", she bent down and picked up the glass from the salt barrel. And there, on the rim of the expensive family heirloom was the ground salt adhering to the rim because the glass had been wet. "Muchos gracias Padre' Celestial!" She exclaimed as she crossed herself in thankfulness. She placed the salted glass on the counter...And so, Consuelo Margarita Conchita Gonzalez took another long pull from the pickling jar that held the original mix of ice, tequila, and sugared lime juice, and continued to fill the glasses with her new drink in order to put them on a tray to serve her guests. When she finally had the two trays filled with the drinks for her guests, one for each of the 12 visiting guests and family members, she took one last pull from her mason jar, and even though a bit unsteady, managed to navigate the Great Room, and served everyone, much to their delight! Her new drink was a smash hit! Ole'!! And as everyone was sipping them and marveling at the refreshing taste, her devoted husband, Alejandro, Enrique' Martinez Gonzalez, spoke loudly and said; "My wife! And where is YOUR delicious lime and tequila drink?" And to this, she responded that she was only thinking of the guests, but, if you think it's okay for me to have just a "little tequila" I too will have some. I will be back.And everyone cheered Consuelo Margarita Conchita Gonzalez as she went to the cocina for her "first" glass of that lovely lime and tequila concoction. As soon as she entered the kitchen, she went straight for her original mason jar and downed her drink. And then, with a conspiratorial grin, she took the last wine glass/goblet and poured herself a stiff one. However, drunk as she already was, she failed to notice the salt rimmed glass as she headed back into the Great Room with her Family and guests. And when she took her first sip, she marveled at the flavor that the salt added to mix! Upon noticing this, she asked her husband to sip her drink to see if he liked it, and, he did! And so he said; "Ahhhh! Margarita (his pet name for her), I think we shall name this drink after you!" And then, in the wink of an eye, her clothes just fell off!And thus, the Margarita was invented, with the salt being a Providential mistake...

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lois gueli May 30, 2009 at 8:49am

John, Thanks again for teaching me how to do this. Really quite simple, like you said. I might be ready for nutter class soon............ Intermediate, not advanced.
lois gueli May 30, 2009 at 8:47am

You guys are living the "High Life".
John Richeson May 30, 2009 at 7:22am
John Richeson May 30, 2009 at 7:22am

Carol and her daughter visited and guess what we had for refreshment. Carol, thanks for bringing yourself, your daughter and your favorite drink over for a visit. I am glad you were here. It is nice to finally meet you after all these years!
Kathy Ashley May 30, 2009 at 5:40am

Wow, I'd forgotten about Margaritaville. Good song! This has been a hilarious blog. I cracked up at Lois' "Te qui la mockingbird" and JohnR's "Alcoholics leave this thread and go call your sponsor." Y'all are too funny!

Much enjoyed!
Kevin Nye May 29, 2009 at 4:27pm

Well, you are most certainly welcome Marilou Peters! It just seems that, every so often, I get "inspired", and, you are the recipient of my inspiration, as well as the inspiration of others. Love you my Sweet Sistah!

Kevin
lois gueli May 28, 2009 at 1:31am

Kevin, John's right "tech" is the new "macho". Looking forward to some "computer geeks" doing a remake of this song.
lois gueli May 28, 2009 at 1:25am
Kevin Nye May 27, 2009 at 5:25pm

Lois, that was excellent!

And, I think that there is MORE to the "storee". I was thinking about it today while hanging sheetrock, and I feel that I should add some more to the story of "Alejandro and Margarita". Check the original post for the "rest of the stowree...."
John Richeson May 27, 2009 at 1:08pm

Come on Kevin. Why didn't u post this one. Get technical, man! It's the new macho.