There is no doubt in my mind that you are a group of lady Time Lords. [Hello, Noelle, it's Rosie from GBACG. Lovely meeting you the other week. Hope we meet again sometime]
IT HAS ARRIVED!!! The package was in transport limbo for so long, I am relieved that it finally arrived to your door safely! I had so much fun putting this together, thank you for letting me be a part of the opening process with you all 💖 Bernadette, I am most honored to be a part of your first wine tasting! And I am equally unsurprised that you did not love it 😂 Maybe we shall try again in May with a sweeter wine or more added sugar!
Bernadette immediately saying "That's disgusting" made me laugh so much omg. I love seeing you guys all just chilling in some period clothing. Glad you're still not dead from the corset :)
Tbh, that is my first reaction whenever I try wine again, bc all of my friends love wine and try to convince me to give it another chance every now and then :D
Me too! That is pretty much my response to alcohol - I just do not like it! (And bizarrely, the only time I ever sampled mulled wine - less than half a glass - I ended up with a migraine. Put me right off the stuff, and yet I love the smell!)
@@moonman559 Now that's easy! Cathy is everyone's mum, so she's the Mother. Bernadette just screams innocence, so she's the Maiden. Constance is legend, so she's the Crone.
Oh, Bernadette is just like my partner. Every time he gets some wine to make a toast, he is like: "Is it going to be disgusting?" After seven years of training, he sometimes goes "Hmm, not entirely disgusting". I call it a huge success. And the same goes for coffee too :D
Have you tried him on low tannin reds? I'm guessing from the coffee his dislike is from the bitterness. Also worth trying the wine with something with fats in it - like cheese or maybe a chocolate with milk in or something like that as fats react with tannins and remove their bitterness. So a milky coffee would probably be better for him than black coffee too. I can't drink anything bitter so coffee is vile to me. But a good coffee cake or tiramisu (both which have the necessary fat contents) is quite delicious!
If you want a non-alcoholic version use 2 parts of Blackcurrant juice and 1 part of grape juice instead of the wine. Maybe Bernadette would like that more. This was a lovely video. Happy new decade and may you (all) prosper!
Just put it in cloudy apple juice (the closest, readily available thing to US style apple cider. I'm sure it's the alcohol she doesn't like. IMO it tastes like bad vinegar and hairspray.) Blackcurrant tastes like dirt. Lol
How perfectly delightful. To discover that Bernadette has never consumed alcohol nor celebrated Christmas makes her sound much more sheltered than her globe trotting lifestyle would indicate. What a joy to see four of my favorite costubers enjoying each other's company. Wish I could be there, but I would probably be so star-struck (or fan girling as the younger set call it) as to make a fool of myself.
In my 20s I had a boyfriend/partner, whose Dad had been the founding member of his town's wine club and they had an actual cellar in their home. The uncorking of the wine at dinner was treating with much more reverence than it deserved, this probably being the era of Jilly Goolden and the like, where wine never, in reality, ever matched the extravagant claims of TV wine "experts". There was a lot of snobbery when it came to wine and food. I can remember the shocked silence the first time I admitted that I didn't really drink wine and red wine smelled like rotting meat. I'm a lot older now and enjoy a glass of wine, red usually, sometimes white, but I really prefer beer. Tastes change, however chacun a son gout.
It originates from the scene in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail, where they are going from house to house, calling "Bring out your dead!" Plague victims are all dying in the street, and corpses are all stacked on a cart being laboriously trundled along. The cart-person is beyond exhausted, and in one case picks up a victim who weakly cries, "But I'm not dead yet! I'm really feeling so much better! I'm not dead yet!" His protests are ignored, and he is tossed onto the heap of bodies, and carted off.
Oh, additional pro tip, for lovers of mulled wine. Make a batch of concentrated sirup from the spices and sugar. Then you only have to quickly heat the wine and add a teaspoon or. It also goes well with lots of other beverages and desserts. Very yummy.
I just have to ask, where is Bernadette from? Did she emerge from a cabbage patch as a fully formed human adult? Is this a Kyle XY situation? Was she once a cartoon who at an apple and is now stuck in New York City? I'm quite perplexed.
The ladies have decided to forego the Laws of Time completely, but we're not supposed to know that this is a Time Lord that has looped. I'm sure they'll get better at it… In the meantime, nobody knows what I'm talking about, obviously.
Eorlmadras L. And me, have never developed a taste for the stuff so I share your virgin tastebuds that have never been sullied by the flavour of out of date vinegar.
I finally found an alcoholic beverage that's drinkable, and I still won't have more then half a glass. The upside is when my friends get drunk, I get to tell funny stories about them.
I have to practice Buster Keaton (lack of) facial expressions when offered alcoholic beverages. Keeping both my hands down helps enormously. Just the aroma use to make me grimace, which is considered rude (I've been told). Only once did a hostess insist on holding out a half glass of (blood red) wine towards me after I politely declined and wouldn't take the glass. An acquaintance came up beside me and took the glass for himself exclaiming, "Ah, more for me thanks!" Fred may you forever RIP 🌹🌹🌹.
Which is why the only alcohol I don't hate is vodka chased with OJ. It's also pretty pointless IMO, especially considering placebo alcohol is a thing, and I quite appreciate being the level headed one if something were to go wrong.
Bernadette never fails to surprise me. She is such a mystery. She has never had alcohol-ever, and thought the taste of different wines was impercievable, like tap water? Was she home-schooled? Amish? Alien? How is it that she has experienced so little of the world we live in? I love her.
K MB Is it so unusual? I’m in my forties, educated in the American public school system, went to university and graduate school, and am a generally well-adjusted adult. I sampled champagne once in my 20s at a friend’s wedding, thought it was vile, and have not consumed alcoholic beverages since. (I am also a chemist and therefore had to read the SDS for ethanol before reaching legal drinking age, which may have had something to do with my choice to abstain. Said document will give you nightmares.)
@@lachimiste1 actually most adults aren't drinkers. I've been out of the game for a few years, but polls show that 40% of adults don't drink at all, and everyone else are moderate drinkers consuming around 10-20% I want to say. The rest of the population, about 10% or adults, consume the rest of the alcohol. Basically if there are no alcoholics the liquor business goes under. I was part of a youth group that did underage drinking prevention, because the younger you start drinking the more likely you are to become an alcoholic. Again it has been a few years since I aged out and I live in hope of our numbers improving.
I get what you mean. Clearly she doesn't understand how alcohol works, which was astonishing to me. My jaw dropped when she asked if that tiny amount will get her drunk and stated half-jokingly that Cathy is drunk after a few sips. Lacking basic knowledge does come across as something astoundingly innocent.
@@lachimiste1 yeah. I prefer weaker alcohols limited mostly to red wines and maybe rum mixed with a fizzy drink. I tried white wine and champagne once and frankly they were quite yucky. My mum and dad like beers but I've never got the taste for it. We did brew a red grape wine in the beginning of April and it's honestly one of the best I've ever tasted. Even better than expensive wine brands! It's just strong enough to feel the alcohol while not getting too drunk. And it's already aged beautifully.
Ah that last bit was beautiful. 1820s, obviously. I have told my friends that it’s the 1820s we’re going for, so it was nice to have someone else say it:)
"What is the difference between volume and weight? You didn't know you were coming for a maths test." My inner Hermione got really excited about an unexpected quiz😄 I love maths!
I just want to tell you a heart felt thank you Cathy. Your motivation for introverts video made me really think about what I wanted out of my life and I applied your advice to a job advert I was interested in, but didn’t have the confidence to apply for. I got the job and was then rehired in the new year. I know know how to navigate my city and I’m really enjoying the work I do. If you didn’t post the video I wouldn’t have gotten the courage I think. Thank you so much!
By the way, the job that I applied for was as a temp position in a library. Now, not only am I enjoying my new job, but I’m also working my way towards a masters degree to work as a librarian.
What fun being surrounded by friends drinking mulled wine. I love the packaging, and the "how to" and where Morgan Donner got the labels on her video was cool. Seeing you open them, lol, priceless, cutting around the seals firstly trying to pull them apart. Victim number one, poor Bernadette Banner not knowing what she is in for, and the reaction. ROFL. Victim number two , Constance....mmmm Like night and day ROFL. Great fun. Happy late Robbie Burns Day!!!
I'm with Bernadette on the 'disgusting' front haha, but I'm happy to see that Morgan's hard work was not lost after all, and that you enjoyed it! BTW those buttons you sent your santee look gorgeous
i like the fact that morgan donner calls her channel the "morgan donner party" it always makes me chuckle. goodness i need people like you guys in my rl.
you all seem so wonderful to spend time with omg what a joy of a little video. Though, a red wine as your first alcoholic drink was very bold on Bernadette's part!
Not quite as long as TH-cam :) We met at TORM in Autumn 2010 when you successfully sold me a membership to a web based magazine that sounded quite interesting...
dc in rb what a great idea! I’m just getting interested in home dying and back into patchwork again - I’ve had one on the go for 34 years. Long enough for it to have gone out and come back into,fashion again. I’m planning on finishing it this year - honest 😂🤣🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🇬🇧✌🏻🌹
Looks like a great evening with good friends :) I would love to see some more vlog-style videos like this (along with the regularly scheduled programming, of course)
The mulling spices may work better for Bernadette in some apple cider or juice . Hearing you all talking together throughout this video was so very lovely the joy and comradery was wonderful .. thank you for sharing this with us it was such a treat
I make mulled cider for my girls as an after sledding treat, while parents get Gluhwein. :) No need to add sugar! Just let the mulling spices hang out with the cider as it warms. Bonus points if you put a clementine peel in with it.
"I would be the math genius, but these are all imperial measures. And we're in Europe*", Cathy Hay. Such a good and perfectly deserved burn, I love it. (*"which, in case you heathen don't know, we use the metric measures that make so much more sense and don't give you a bad headache every time you try to convert something", is what I hear)
That was brilliant Bernadette reaction took me right back to our wedding. My husband came from Orkney where they have a custom called "the cog" a wooden vessel made of staves shaped like a bucket with two extended staves which are used as handles to pass the cog from person to person. The cog is filled with warmed ale and a variety of alcohol, did I say his ancestors were vikings 😊. Now the cog is an accepted part of an orkney wedding, but we got married in Glasgow and the whole thing had to be explained. Any way the first round of the hall the non orcadians like ms Banner took a delicate sip a d pulled a disgusted face. However after several rounds of the hall and quite a few refills the faces had all taken on a happy if somewhat bemused expression as they quaffed the offering with all the elegance of an Orkney farmer at the County show.
I wanted to see this video since I saw Morgan Donner make the item. This has become another favorite video of mine, I was laughing and in a fit of giggles at how cute it was, even more so that Bernadette actually tried wine. It reminded me of the time when I drank wine for the first time and had a similar reaction.
I bet a lot of people in the costube community, especially on the historical side wanted either you or Bernadette as there a recipient I know I definitely would’ve!!! However, the pressure would totally be on to get either of you the perfect gift wrapped in the perfect way with the perfect message sent along with the perfect package!!!
Watching you with Bernadette and your friends is like taking a step back in time. My DREAM is to visit England at least once in my lifetime. I will definitely make it happen. But until I can I will watch your videos and admire all that you do. ❤
Tramlines in wine are an indicator of the alcohol content. So too many means the wine hasn't aged enough. It's akin to looking at a glass of spirit (rum, whisky, vodka) and seeing how far the ring from the top of the spirit crawls up the inside of the glass (more alcohol content, the higher the climbing ring).
If you decide to try the potion, might I suggest a very sweet thing called Mogen David? It's generally sold for Passover, but since it was developed in the late 1800s, it is highly sweetened. A poor substitute for the "great wines", but it IS alcoholic and IS a wine. It comes in peach, blackberry, and concord grape. Readily available at most outlets in the US, it is also very inexpensive so you won't feel bad about pouring it out if you truly hate it.
This is so wholesome thank you for shareing with us. I have made my wife and myself multiple walking skirts now and they are a joy. You have improved our daily life!
Oh wow, red wine is perhaps not the best first alcoholic drink to start with, Bernadette! It took me a long time to start liking it! I bet it tastes fabulous!
Rachel Gugler I’ve tried red wine many times, and the only ones I’ve liked have been the ones that don’t leave me with that unpleasant mouth-feel you get from the peel of blue grapes. And no matter how many times I’ve tried blue grapes, I’ve disliked them all my life.
It took me 5-6 years to develop a taste for merlots, zins, and red blends. Then another 4 before I liked Cav Savs. That corresponded with my introduction to sour beers.
Nillie It’s so odd, because I get the exact same thing from white wine. Red wine, almost never. Well, with decent wine, anyway. But most people seem to get it from red. Wonder, what’s up with that...😄
I don't actually like most white wines! They are always too sweet or too bitter with no flavor to balance any of it. The closest I get usually is a rosé.
Oooohhhhh, so lovely! Bernadette's reaction cracked me up! Mulled wine really isn't the best thing to try if you've never had an alcoholic beverage, though... I had been eying the recipe Morgan used rather fondly (partly because it includes spices I need an excuse to purchese) and now I have no choice but to mix up some Hipocras myself! Cheers, you lovely humans, this was a wonderfully cheery bit of my Friday evening 💚
What a lovely house full of friends to celebrate with! Thanks for sharing and linking everyone together. It’s been wonderful getting to meet all of you!
Constance needs her own costube channel :) I love her little stancey-isms. That packaging really made me jealous. I already am known as a miracle wrapper in my family but Morgan is topping it. My aesthetic :) So apt to open it on Robbie Burns Night. Mention/seeing of all my six seamstress/tailors etc in one vid - heaven :)
That was thoroughly enjoyable, but I could hear my dad's voice chastising that you should always use the flat of the blade to scrape food off of the cutting board otherwise you will dull your cooking blade. And I'm totally with Bernadette, alcohol is nasty.
This was so much fun to watch! I'm sad this is the last Secret Santa video, but thrilled that this was all such a lovely experience! Also, I had a moment of overwhelming kinship with Bernadette during her wine tasting. That would have absolutely have been my reaction as well :D
Coming back now, your voice has gotten so much stronger since this was filmed. I wouldn't notice it with regular listening, but coming back its amazing the change of how your voice has grown. Congratulations on the hard work!
I’m not a huge wine fan, I find them far too bitter for my tastes, however I have found one that I quite enjoy, it’s one of the cheapest I’ve ever found and it’s a blackberry merlot, the sweetness of the berries counteracts the tannins in the wine and it tastes quite lovely! Of course if Ms. Banner chooses, she could quite easily makes a mulled juice instead of a mulled wine! Have fun and enjoy yourself in the 20’s!
Ah! Just when I thought I'd seen all the Costubers' Secret Santa videos, I get the joy of seeing one more! :) I remember watching Morgan Donner wrapping the gift up so carefully and artfully. Lovely to see it reach its destination.
Best secret Santa video EVER! Story was entertaining, shenanigans that ensued were silly and funny, and the statement at the end from the young chap was spot on! (1820's)
BERNADETTE! Oh my god, you are too cute and funny. I paused the video when you said it was disgusting because I just had to tell my mom (she occasionally watches your videos) about this incredibly lovely secret saint as well as your reaction to the wine. I've been apart of two secret Santas, the first was a short story / writing focused one. One of the interests I provided was stories about disability as I am disabled. The story I got centred around a deeply ablest trope and referred to the disabled character in a very derogatory manner through out... I received support from the organizers, the kicked that writer from any future events... but I never did get a present. The second was a dog secret Santa. In November, my health crashed and so did the health of my 2 year old dog. I was physically unable to take care of him. And do to his condition he bit someone. He was re-homed, for which I am forever thankful for, even has I miss him, to this day, three years later. I messaged the organizers to pass a long the message that I did not want anything my Santa had made with Storm in mind as it hurt too much. Even getting the gifts for my other dog, Branka, was fraught. It was a beautiful bandana, unmistakably a gift for a girl dog, and a drawing of her. (And my gifty never acknowledged the gift, though they confirmed with the organizers they received it.) The most important part of secret Santa is, to me, the community. The second is the giving. My first secret Santa experience hurt because I felt like I had been spit on, and it reminded me of incredibly inappropriate comments I had received in writing classes in the past from the clueless and the malicious a like. (Handled very well by the teacher.) But I was supported by the organizers and continue to receive praise and thoughtful comments on the short story I wrote even though it's been years. The second exchange was just incredibly unfortunate circumstances. But being apart of the network gave me extra support when I needed it. It was a time of validating and celebrating our community. Even as I was hurting, I was and am still apart of that community. Because of this, I am fond and grateful for both of these experiences, the communities I was apart of, and the close friends I made.
Love the bloopers :D and poor Bernadette - my son would have had the same expression! He hates alcohol - of any sort - but thank you all for sharing, that was a lovely way to end January!
Jan Uzzell I don’t like anything that’s strong enough to smell of alcohol, nor the mouth-feel of most red wines (or blue grapes), but white wine is good.
That was a delight to watch! So good to see you ladies having fun! And very sporting of Bernadette to have a sip. Though I must admit I laughed at her grimace even while wincing myself. That must have been quite an experience.
"Actually treats nothing" and "1820s", agreed, sir, agreed. I chime along with those who put forth the suggestion on cider. It is more pleasant to pallet than wine. I also have not been one for the typical alcoholics of beer or wine.
How fun!! Wish I could have smelled the wonderful scent coming from that kitchen! Hope you and Bernadette have had a wonderful visit. You all are so much fun to watch!!
Bernadette's first taste of wine is how I think we all first reacted to wine. At lest for me. I've learned to like some kinds of wine.....but not a lot of them, so 100% understandable Bernadette.
You’re ohana is so genuine and sincere! And I love it! Mulled wine is certainly not for everyone! But kudos for Bernadette for giving it a try! Especially as the first wine
Haha aw, poor Bernadette. Perhaps she should try a nice light or medium honey mead. It's far more paletable than wine --especially to a person who has never had alcoholic beverages. --It's also really nice when warmed up a bit on a cold winter's day. :)
“I mean it’s January 25, but what is time to us?” Indeed.
This was my takeaway - time travelers...all of you.
Take me with you?
There is no doubt in my mind that you are a group of lady Time Lords.
[Hello, Noelle, it's Rosie from GBACG. Lovely meeting you the other week. Hope we meet again sometime]
@@amberlematthews734 The evidence that AT LEAST Bernadette and Cathy are time travelers continues to pile up.
This line definitely hits different since COVID ruined everything in 2020
IT HAS ARRIVED!!! The package was in transport limbo for so long, I am relieved that it finally arrived to your door safely! I had so much fun putting this together, thank you for letting me be a part of the opening process with you all 💖
Bernadette, I am most honored to be a part of your first wine tasting! And I am equally unsurprised that you did not love it 😂 Maybe we shall try again in May with a sweeter wine or more added sugar!
Morgan Donner
May I suggest a white wine next time? And a Riesling is probably a better first white wine than a Chardonnay or Soave.
You know that saying the owner resembles the pet and vice versa..poor Bernadette Banner....
You could try a really nice sweet dessert wine like: Roscato Rosso Dolce Sweet Red, or Arbor Mist Blackberry Merlot!
jingle kringle Miller
Dessert wines tend to be rather high ABV, high enough that you actually smell the alcohol.
@@ragnkja Yes, some do. However, if one is only partaking in one glass I do not see an issue.
Bernadette immediately saying "That's disgusting" made me laugh so much omg. I love seeing you guys all just chilling in some period clothing. Glad you're still not dead from the corset :)
Tbh, that is my first reaction whenever I try wine again, bc all of my friends love wine and try to convince me to give it another chance every now and then :D
Bernadette: "Thanks, I hate it."
The music over the grating killed me😂😂😂I love Bernadette's reaction to the wine.
Me too! That is pretty much my response to alcohol - I just do not like it! (And bizarrely, the only time I ever sampled mulled wine - less than half a glass - I ended up with a migraine. Put me right off the stuff, and yet I love the smell!)
The red glow of your stovetop while the three of you brew your magical concoction gives me all the #modernwitchyvibes
Amie Joseph -. LOL! “When shall we three meet again...”. 🤗
Who's the Mother, who's the Maiden, and who's the... other one?
@@moonman559 Now that's easy! Cathy is everyone's mum, so she's the Mother. Bernadette just screams innocence, so she's the Maiden. Constance is legend, so she's the Crone.
"Double, double, toil and trouble. Fire burn and cauldron bubble!"
I'm crushing on y'all's friendship. You're all just lovely.
Sugar's Shameless Shapes agreed! I want to be apart of it
Same! I want costuming friebds to be able to form a bond with as well. It's hard to find here!
Your mindset memo for today is that sometimes is cool just to hit the bottle. 🤣
I loved Bernadette's little wave to the mirror at 2:40
Hello madam!
"Would you like to be Patient Zero, sorry, first to try some?"
Oh, Bernadette is just like my partner. Every time he gets some wine to make a toast, he is like: "Is it going to be disgusting?" After seven years of training, he sometimes goes "Hmm, not entirely disgusting". I call it a huge success. And the same goes for coffee too :D
Have you tried him on low tannin reds? I'm guessing from the coffee his dislike is from the bitterness. Also worth trying the wine with something with fats in it - like cheese or maybe a chocolate with milk in or something like that as fats react with tannins and remove their bitterness. So a milky coffee would probably be better for him than black coffee too. I can't drink anything bitter so coffee is vile to me. But a good coffee cake or tiramisu (both which have the necessary fat contents) is quite delicious!
If you want a non-alcoholic version use 2 parts of Blackcurrant juice and 1 part of grape juice instead of the wine. Maybe Bernadette would like that more.
This was a lovely video. Happy new decade and may you (all) prosper!
Inna Haapa
It might be the mouth-feel of red wine she dislikes, in which case apple juice or apple cider would probably suit her better.
That sounds like a good thing to try.
Or cider. Mulled cider is a thing!
Just put it in cloudy apple juice (the closest, readily available thing to US style apple cider. I'm sure it's the alcohol she doesn't like. IMO it tastes like bad vinegar and hairspray.) Blackcurrant tastes like dirt. Lol
Inna Haapa that sounds like something I could drink!
How perfectly delightful. To discover that Bernadette has never consumed alcohol nor celebrated Christmas makes her sound much more sheltered than her globe trotting lifestyle would indicate. What a joy to see four of my favorite costubers enjoying each other's company. Wish I could be there, but I would probably be so star-struck (or fan girling as the younger set call it) as to make a fool of myself.
In my 20s I had a boyfriend/partner, whose Dad had been the founding member of his town's wine club and they had an actual cellar in their home. The uncorking of the wine at dinner was treating with much more reverence than it deserved, this probably being the era of Jilly Goolden and the like, where wine never, in reality, ever matched the extravagant claims of TV wine "experts". There was a lot of snobbery when it came to wine and food. I can remember the shocked silence the first time I admitted that I didn't really drink wine and red wine smelled like rotting meat. I'm a lot older now and enjoy a glass of wine, red usually, sometimes white, but I really prefer beer. Tastes change, however chacun a son gout.
"Would you like to be patient zero?" Oh, the humor of hindsight.
I love how "not dead yet" became such a wide spread joke in the costube community!
It originates from the scene in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail, where they are going from house to house, calling "Bring out your dead!" Plague victims are all dying in the street, and corpses are all stacked on a cart being laboriously trundled along. The cart-person is beyond exhausted, and in one case picks up a victim who weakly cries, "But I'm not dead yet! I'm really feeling so much better! I'm not dead yet!" His protests are ignored, and he is tossed onto the heap of bodies, and carted off.
@@argusfleibeit1165 there is a lovely musical version with a song in that scene
I am SO charmed at the way she calls you "Madame" and "Ma'am". Just delightful.
Morgan's wrapping of everything is absolutely darling! 🥰🥰
Oh, additional pro tip, for lovers of mulled wine. Make a batch of concentrated sirup from the spices and sugar. Then you only have to quickly heat the wine and add a teaspoon or. It also goes well with lots of other beverages and desserts. Very yummy.
I just have to ask, where is Bernadette from? Did she emerge from a cabbage patch as a fully formed human adult? Is this a Kyle XY situation? Was she once a cartoon who at an apple and is now stuck in New York City? I'm quite perplexed.
She was cloned in my underground lab in 1994. Shh.
This is a story I wholeheartedly believe in
So it is a Kyle XY situation. Got it!
I have not thought about KyleXY in an extreme amount of time...kudos
The ladies have decided to forego the Laws of Time completely, but we're not supposed to know that this is a Time Lord that has looped.
I'm sure they'll get better at it… In the meantime, nobody knows what I'm talking about, obviously.
Bernadette is me when i taste anything containing alcohol
Eorlmadras L. And me, have never developed a taste for the stuff so I share your virgin tastebuds that have never been sullied by the flavour of out of date vinegar.
I finally found an alcoholic beverage that's drinkable, and I still won't have more then half a glass. The upside is when my friends get drunk, I get to tell funny stories about them.
I have to practice Buster Keaton (lack of) facial expressions when offered alcoholic beverages. Keeping both my hands down helps enormously. Just the aroma use to make me grimace, which is considered rude (I've been told). Only once did a hostess insist on holding out a half glass of (blood red) wine towards me after I politely declined and wouldn't take the glass. An acquaintance came up beside me and took the glass for himself exclaiming, "Ah, more for me thanks!" Fred may you forever RIP 🌹🌹🌹.
Which is why the only alcohol I don't hate is vodka chased with OJ.
It's also pretty pointless IMO, especially considering placebo alcohol is a thing, and I quite appreciate being the level headed one if something were to go wrong.
Bernadette never fails to surprise me. She is such a mystery. She has never had alcohol-ever, and thought the taste of different wines was impercievable, like tap water? Was she home-schooled? Amish? Alien? How is it that she has experienced so little of the world we live in? I love her.
K MB Is it so unusual? I’m in my forties, educated in the American public school system, went to university and graduate school, and am a generally well-adjusted adult. I sampled champagne once in my 20s at a friend’s wedding, thought it was vile, and have not consumed alcoholic beverages since. (I am also a chemist and therefore had to read the SDS for ethanol before reaching legal drinking age, which may have had something to do with my choice to abstain. Said document will give you nightmares.)
@@lachimiste1 actually most adults aren't drinkers. I've been out of the game for a few years, but polls show that 40% of adults don't drink at all, and everyone else are moderate drinkers consuming around 10-20% I want to say. The rest of the population, about 10% or adults, consume the rest of the alcohol. Basically if there are no alcoholics the liquor business goes under. I was part of a youth group that did underage drinking prevention, because the younger you start drinking the more likely you are to become an alcoholic. Again it has been a few years since I aged out and I live in hope of our numbers improving.
I get what you mean.
Clearly she doesn't understand how alcohol works, which was astonishing to me. My jaw dropped when she asked if that tiny amount will get her drunk and stated half-jokingly that Cathy is drunk after a few sips. Lacking basic knowledge does come across as something astoundingly innocent.
@@lachimiste1 yeah. I prefer weaker alcohols limited mostly to red wines and maybe rum mixed with a fizzy drink. I tried white wine and champagne once and frankly they were quite yucky. My mum and dad like beers but I've never got the taste for it.
We did brew a red grape wine in the beginning of April and it's honestly one of the best I've ever tasted. Even better than expensive wine brands! It's just strong enough to feel the alcohol while not getting too drunk. And it's already aged beautifully.
"Constance, take it away"... This whole video is fabulous, but that knocked my socks off.
No, I take that back. "Cheers, my dears".
Zack whispering "eighteen twenties..." is a whole mood
I love how charmingly strange the cosTubing community is.
Vicki C I think I prefer ‘gently eccentric’ ☺️
As do I.
Ah that last bit was beautiful.
1820s, obviously.
I have told my friends that it’s the 1820s we’re going for, so it was nice to have someone else say it:)
"What is the difference between volume and weight? You didn't know you were coming for a maths test." My inner Hermione got really excited about an unexpected quiz😄 I love maths!
I just want to tell you a heart felt thank you Cathy. Your motivation for introverts video made me really think about what I wanted out of my life and I applied your advice to a job advert I was interested in, but didn’t have the confidence to apply for. I got the job and was then rehired in the new year. I know know how to navigate my city and I’m really enjoying the work I do. If you didn’t post the video I wouldn’t have gotten the courage I think. Thank you so much!
By the way, the job that I applied for was as a temp position in a library. Now, not only am I enjoying my new job, but I’m also working my way towards a masters degree to work as a librarian.
That's wonderful!! Thank you so much for sharing!
What fun being surrounded by friends drinking mulled wine. I love the packaging, and the "how to" and where Morgan Donner got the labels on her video was cool. Seeing you open them, lol, priceless, cutting around the seals firstly trying to pull them apart. Victim number one, poor Bernadette Banner not knowing what she is in for, and the reaction. ROFL. Victim number two , Constance....mmmm Like night and day ROFL. Great fun. Happy late Robbie Burns Day!!!
I love how you all give shout outs to each other and influence each other 💕 CosTube is the best
I'm with Bernadette on the 'disgusting' front haha, but I'm happy to see that Morgan's hard work was not lost after all, and that you enjoyed it! BTW those buttons you sent your santee look gorgeous
Morgan’s wrapping skills are to die for!
i like the fact that morgan donner calls her channel the "morgan donner party" it always makes me chuckle. goodness i need people like you guys in my rl.
you all seem so wonderful to spend time with omg what a joy of a little video. Though, a red wine as your first alcoholic drink was very bold on Bernadette's part!
And not a particularly “easy” red wine either, based on what Cathy said!
And a mulled wine at that!
Not quite as long as TH-cam :) We met at TORM in Autumn 2010 when you successfully sold me a membership to a web based magazine that sounded quite interesting...
“1820s” ...👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼❤️🤟🏼
Add antibiotics to the 1820s and I'm definitely in.
Bronte and deodorant plus regular washing and so am I ( very acute sense of smell here 😂)
Save the blue wrapper! Dissolve in hot water to dye muslin a lovely hue. ♥️ Sugar cone is a pieced quilt block from olden times.
dc in rb what a great idea! I’m just getting interested in home dying and back into patchwork again - I’ve had one on the go for 34 years. Long enough for it to have gone out and come back into,fashion again. I’m planning on finishing it this year - honest 😂🤣🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🇬🇧✌🏻🌹
Looks like a great evening with good friends :) I would love to see some more vlog-style videos like this (along with the regularly scheduled programming, of course)
The mulling spices may work better for Bernadette in some apple cider or juice .
Hearing you all talking together throughout this video was so very lovely the joy and comradery was wonderful .. thank you for sharing this with us it was such a treat
Yeah, here they sell the spices for mulled wine in a teabag, so you can make a sort of herbal tea with water if you want
Yes, i don't drink wine and that is what i do. That smells sooo good cooking. mmmm
TracyLynn AP
True, spicy cider oder even grape juice is a great alternative. Very yummy!
I make mulled cider for my girls as an after sledding treat, while parents get Gluhwein. :) No need to add sugar! Just let the mulling spices hang out with the cider as it warms. Bonus points if you put a clementine peel in with it.
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Do you ever then use the clementine peel to make candied peel?
"I would be the math genius, but these are all imperial measures. And we're in Europe*", Cathy Hay. Such a good and perfectly deserved burn, I love it.
(*"which, in case you heathen don't know, we use the metric measures that make so much more sense and don't give you a bad headache every time you try to convert something", is what I hear)
That was brilliant Bernadette reaction took me right back to our wedding.
My husband came from Orkney where they have a custom called "the cog" a wooden vessel made of staves shaped like a bucket with two extended staves which are used as handles to pass the cog from person to person.
The cog is filled with warmed ale and a variety of alcohol, did I say his ancestors were vikings 😊.
Now the cog is an accepted part of an orkney wedding, but we got married in Glasgow and the whole thing had to be explained.
Any way the first round of the hall the non orcadians like ms Banner took a delicate sip a d pulled a disgusted face. However after several rounds of the hall and quite a few refills the faces had all taken on a happy if somewhat bemused expression as they quaffed the offering with all the elegance of an Orkney farmer at the County show.
I wanted to see this video since I saw Morgan Donner make the item. This has become another favorite video of mine, I was laughing and in a fit of giggles at how cute it was, even more so that Bernadette actually tried wine. It reminded me of the time when I drank wine for the first time and had a similar reaction.
I bet a lot of people in the costube community, especially on the historical side wanted either you or Bernadette as there a recipient I know I definitely would’ve!!! However, the pressure would totally be on to get either of you the perfect gift wrapped in the perfect way with the perfect message sent along with the perfect package!!!
Zach whispering "1820:ies" was the best 😁
'We're in Europe!' I see you from the other side of the Brexit timeline and I still agree!
Love watching friends enjoy time together. You are all wonderful and inspiring! Thanks so much for what you bring to the youtube community!
Watching you with Bernadette and your friends is like taking a step back in time. My DREAM is to visit England at least once in my lifetime. I will definitely make it happen. But until I can I will watch your videos and admire all that you do. ❤
Oh my! Too many things about this I enjoyed. Bernadette's reaction to the mulled wine! Classic! Thanks for sharing!
Tramlines in wine are an indicator of the alcohol content. So too many means the wine hasn't aged enough. It's akin to looking at a glass of spirit (rum, whisky, vodka) and seeing how far the ring from the top of the spirit crawls up the inside of the glass (more alcohol content, the higher the climbing ring).
"It's disgusting."
Give it time Bernadette. 🤣
“I’ve never been one to follow the crowd, Bernadette.” Oh my, I laughed through the whole video. Your joy and humor are so beautiful to behold.
'Don't you have baking scales here..?' - 'It's your flat, my dear.' I almost choked on my tea 😄❤
Bernadette is so pure.... I love that girl !
"Am I going to get drunk on this?" Bernadette is so me. I would have reacted the same way. I have never drunken any alcohol in my life...
If you decide to try the potion, might I suggest a very sweet thing called Mogen David? It's generally sold for Passover, but since it was developed in the late 1800s, it is highly sweetened. A poor substitute for the "great wines", but it IS alcoholic and IS a wine. It comes in peach, blackberry, and concord grape. Readily available at most outlets in the US, it is also very inexpensive so you won't feel bad about pouring it out if you truly hate it.
This is so wholesome thank you for shareing with us. I have made my wife and myself multiple walking skirts now and they are a joy. You have improved our daily life!
Oh wow, red wine is perhaps not the best first alcoholic drink to start with, Bernadette! It took me a long time to start liking it! I bet it tastes fabulous!
Rachel Gugler
I’ve tried red wine many times, and the only ones I’ve liked have been the ones that don’t leave me with that unpleasant mouth-feel you get from the peel of blue grapes. And no matter how many times I’ve tried blue grapes, I’ve disliked them all my life.
It took me 5-6 years to develop a taste for merlots, zins, and red blends. Then another 4 before I liked Cav Savs. That corresponded with my introduction to sour beers.
Nillie
It’s so odd, because I get the exact same thing from white wine. Red wine, almost never. Well, with decent wine, anyway. But most people seem to get it from red. Wonder, what’s up with that...😄
Rara Avis
There are some white wines (and green grapes) that can cause a similar mouth-feel, but it’s more common in red wines and blue grapes.
I don't actually like most white wines! They are always too sweet or too bitter with no flavor to balance any of it. The closest I get usually is a rosé.
Oooohhhhh, so lovely! Bernadette's reaction cracked me up! Mulled wine really isn't the best thing to try if you've never had an alcoholic beverage, though...
I had been eying the recipe Morgan used rather fondly (partly because it includes spices I need an excuse to purchese) and now I have no choice but to mix up some Hipocras myself! Cheers, you lovely humans, this was a wonderfully cheery bit of my Friday evening 💚
What a lovely house full of friends to celebrate with! Thanks for sharing and linking everyone together. It’s been wonderful getting to meet all of you!
This was so good, I just loved this vlog and the people in it were so amazing. Thank you Cathy for sharing. Cheers!!!
Constance needs her own costube channel :) I love her little stancey-isms. That packaging really made me jealous. I already am known as a miracle wrapper in my family but Morgan is topping it. My aesthetic :) So apt to open it on Robbie Burns Night. Mention/seeing of all my six seamstress/tailors etc in one vid - heaven :)
That was thoroughly enjoyable, but I could hear my dad's voice chastising that you should always use the flat of the blade to scrape food off of the cutting board otherwise you will dull your cooking blade. And I'm totally with Bernadette, alcohol is nasty.
Ha, my father is the same, hence so am I ! :D
Lmao yes cheers to all our father's voices in our heads while we chop, they've saved many a blade :)
Yeah my grandpa was in my head telling me the same thing!
This has made me feel much better about the Christmas gifts for friends I have not yet seen this decade which are lurking in the corner!
This was so much fun to watch! I'm sad this is the last Secret Santa video, but thrilled that this was all such a lovely experience!
Also, I had a moment of overwhelming kinship with Bernadette during her wine tasting. That would have absolutely have been my reaction as well :D
I quite enjoy the tiny sieve in the drawer. Now it just needs to find its teapot friend.
Coming back now, your voice has gotten so much stronger since this was filmed. I wouldn't notice it with regular listening, but coming back its amazing the change of how your voice has grown. Congratulations on the hard work!
I’m not a huge wine fan, I find them far too bitter for my tastes, however I have found one that I quite enjoy, it’s one of the cheapest I’ve ever found and it’s a blackberry merlot, the sweetness of the berries counteracts the tannins in the wine and it tastes quite lovely! Of course if Ms. Banner chooses, she could quite easily makes a mulled juice instead of a mulled wine! Have fun and enjoy yourself in the 20’s!
Ah! Just when I thought I'd seen all the Costubers' Secret Santa videos, I get the joy of seeing one more! :) I remember watching Morgan Donner wrapping the gift up so carefully and artfully. Lovely to see it reach its destination.
I loved the tribute to Noelle @costuming_drama while you were grating the sugar.
Thank you for the love & passion you all live & teach by example. You all make a positive difference in our world!
Stay blessed.
Bernadette’s reaction to wine was my reaction to wine 🍷 I eventually found the one wine that I will drink.
A perfect conclusion to the entire delightful Secret Santa event!
Best secret Santa video EVER! Story was entertaining, shenanigans that ensued were silly and funny, and the statement at the end from the young chap was spot on! (1820's)
You all are just a breath of fresh air to watch!
Oh the strainers! My grandmother always had a strainer like that for percolated coffee hanging on the wall by the stove.
You all are just simply amazing and I love Bernadette's reaction to the wine 😂
Bernadette's reaction to the wine is mines to all alcoholic drinks. 😂
BERNADETTE! Oh my god, you are too cute and funny. I paused the video when you said it was disgusting because I just had to tell my mom (she occasionally watches your videos) about this incredibly lovely secret saint as well as your reaction to the wine.
I've been apart of two secret Santas, the first was a short story / writing focused one. One of the interests I provided was stories about disability as I am disabled. The story I got centred around a deeply ablest trope and referred to the disabled character in a very derogatory manner through out... I received support from the organizers, the kicked that writer from any future events... but I never did get a present.
The second was a dog secret Santa. In November, my health crashed and so did the health of my 2 year old dog. I was physically unable to take care of him. And do to his condition he bit someone. He was re-homed, for which I am forever thankful for, even has I miss him, to this day, three years later. I messaged the organizers to pass a long the message that I did not want anything my Santa had made with Storm in mind as it hurt too much. Even getting the gifts for my other dog, Branka, was fraught. It was a beautiful bandana, unmistakably a gift for a girl dog, and a drawing of her.
(And my gifty never acknowledged the gift, though they confirmed with the organizers they received it.)
The most important part of secret Santa is, to me, the community. The second is the giving.
My first secret Santa experience hurt because I felt like I had been spit on, and it reminded me of incredibly inappropriate comments I had received in writing classes in the past from the clueless and the malicious a like. (Handled very well by the teacher.) But I was supported by the organizers and continue to receive praise and thoughtful comments on the short story I wrote even though it's been years.
The second exchange was just incredibly unfortunate circumstances. But being apart of the network gave me extra support when I needed it. It was a time of validating and celebrating our community. Even as I was hurting, I was and am still apart of that community.
Because of this, I am fond and grateful for both of these experiences, the communities I was apart of, and the close friends I made.
Love the bloopers :D and poor Bernadette - my son would have had the same expression! He hates alcohol - of any sort - but thank you all for sharing, that was a lovely way to end January!
Jan Uzzell
I don’t like anything that’s strong enough to smell of alcohol, nor the mouth-feel of most red wines (or blue grapes), but white wine is good.
Thank you for making me giggle :) the dash downstairs for the parcel really made me chuckle.
Those buttons are beautiful!!
Love the quote!!
That was a delight to watch! So good to see you ladies having fun! And very sporting of Bernadette to have a sip. Though I must admit I laughed at her grimace even while wincing myself. That must have been quite an experience.
I just became a member of Laci! I'm slowly getting all the Janet Arnold books this year, one or two every few months. That store is amazing!
This honestly made me laugh out loud. Thank you sincerely for the joy, Madam Hay.
Zack's line at the end was brilliant!
I'm definitely wondering how to get an invite to Cathy's house, it seems like amazing fun and is obviously the place where all the cool kids hang out.
I adored this and i FANGIRLED at the pinsent cameo!
Four of the coolest people, pretty clothes and humor, all in one video. This must be my lucky day!
“Cheers, dears! Here’s to crime.” ❤️
"Actually treats nothing" and "1820s", agreed, sir, agreed. I chime along with those who put forth the suggestion on cider. It is more pleasant to pallet than wine. I also have not been one for the typical alcoholics of beer or wine.
Happy 2020!! :) Looking forward to all your upcoming adventures/sewing insights .... :)
I fully thought you called Bernadette “Bird” during the mulled wine adventure and that was as a moment.
Loved this lovely soft sweet mulled vlog!
How fun!! Wish I could have smelled the wonderful scent coming from that kitchen! Hope you and Bernadette have had a wonderful visit. You all are so much fun to watch!!
This is exactly what i need to start off the weekend🥰
Bernadette's first taste of wine is how I think we all first reacted to wine. At lest for me. I've learned to like some kinds of wine.....but not a lot of them, so 100% understandable Bernadette.
Precious. :) glad you guys had fun with this!
that was Very Pleasant indeed ! i had a huge grin on my face the whole time ! :)
You’re ohana is so genuine and sincere! And I love it! Mulled wine is certainly not for everyone! But kudos for Bernadette for giving it a try! Especially as the first wine
I love how Bernadette is making faces like when you drink a sip of wine form your parents glass 😂
I think it sounds absolutely yummy. Cheers, here's to a lovely 2020.
I have been blessed! Not only one but two of my favorite CosTubers hanging out together 💕
Bernadette's reaction to the wine is literally me
Haha aw, poor Bernadette. Perhaps she should try a nice light or medium honey mead. It's far more paletable than wine --especially to a person who has never had alcoholic beverages. --It's also really nice when warmed up a bit on a cold winter's day. :)