A Violet Drink

I was looking though my old projects and in October 2017 for Craft Book Club we read Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson and I painted a Jekyll and Hyde pumpkin! This October's read was My Dear Henry: A Jekyll & Hyde Remix by Kalynn Bayron, Robert Louis Stevenson and I really enjoyed this version of the story. -Sort of a spoiler ahead- I particularly liked the twist how Hyde isn't a monster version of Jekyll especially since this was a gay love story and how often homosexuality is villainized. Since I'm primarily making foods and drinks for these I decided to make the 'potion' that turns jekyll into hyde! This tasty violet colored drink was made with a few ingredients I had on hand and enjoyed on Halloween. It is a mix of rhubarb syrup, blue food coloring, red food coloring (because the blue made the pink syrup too blue), and club soda.

November’s Craft Book Club read is Spear by Nicola Griffith. It is a King Arthur story!