# I Pit My Extended Family for (kinda) Ruining New Years **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 2, 2009, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-extended-family-for-kinda-ruining-new-years/479529 "2009-01-02T00:23:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2009, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-extended-family-for-kinda-ruining-new-years/479529/1 "2009-01-02T00:23:03Z")
So we drink a glass of champagne every year at New Years. It is pretty much the only glass I drink each year. But every year for the last three years they’ve fucked it up. Champagne is not vodka, you can’t stick it in the freezer. So, again, we had champagne slushies ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2009, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-extended-family-for-kinda-ruining-new-years/479529/2 "2009-01-02T00:47:00Z")
Sneak it out of the freezer next time. Problem solved! ---
**Author:** ![Hunter\_Hawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2009, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-extended-family-for-kinda-ruining-new-years/479529/3 "2009-01-02T00:51:43Z")
> [@tr0psn4j](#): > > So, again, we had champagne slushies Awesome! But where do you get the 48-oz flutes? ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2009, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-extended-family-for-kinda-ruining-new-years/479529/4 "2009-01-02T00:53:15Z")
> [@Hunter\_Hawk](#): > > Awesome! But where do you get the 48-oz flutes? Hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2009, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-extended-family-for-kinda-ruining-new-years/479529/5 "2009-01-02T02:13:35Z")
> [@Hunter\_Hawk](#): > > Awesome! But where do you get the 48-oz flutes? Zamfir’s house. ---
**Author:** ![ladyfoxfyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2009, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-extended-family-for-kinda-ruining-new-years/479529/6 "2009-01-02T04:26:34Z")
At least you didn’t have my least favorite drink: Champagne Freezer Explosion. ---
**Author:** ![Atomicflea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/58956e/32.png) [@Atomicflea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomicflea)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2009, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-extended-family-for-kinda-ruining-new-years/479529/7 "2009-01-02T16:08:00Z")
This year I discovered Brut champagne is Not The Devil, but it was room-temperature, so I go pit the opposite end of the NY champagne spectrum! ---
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2009, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-extended-family-for-kinda-ruining-new-years/479529/8 "2009-01-02T23:02:02Z")
Presumably this is for faster chilling. Next time, take control of the process, and stick the bottle into a bucket of ice and salt water. (Make sure the water is plenty salty.) Rapid chilling, no slush. ---
**Author:** ![Wiggie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/0ea827/32.png) [@Wiggie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wiggie)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2009, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-extended-family-for-kinda-ruining-new-years/479529/9 "2009-01-03T21:36:07Z")
Or set a timer. ---
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2009, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-extended-family-for-kinda-ruining-new-years/479529/10 "2009-01-05T15:37:15Z")
Buy it a day early and put it in the fridge? If they show up with theirs at least they won’t do it to _your_ champagne. And why didn’t you say “Uh, remember last year?” or did you and they’re too dense? ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2009, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-extended-family-for-kinda-ruining-new-years/479529/11 "2009-01-05T15:58:47Z")
Just go with it and switch to vodka. ---
**Author:** ![unefemmeseule](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3ab097/32.png) [@unefemmeseule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unefemmeseule)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2009, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-extended-family-for-kinda-ruining-new-years/479529/12 "2009-01-05T16:01:08Z")
Considering that I spent my New years with a pitcher of homemade sangria, who needs champagne? Squeezed the blood oranges myself. ---
**Author:** ![Jayn\_Newell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2009, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-extended-family-for-kinda-ruining-new-years/479529/13 "2009-01-05T16:21:04Z")
I suppose this is one fringe benefits to joining a family that’s been hurt by alcoholism–no one messes up the drinks because no one really drinks to begin with. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2009, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-extended-family-for-kinda-ruining-new-years/479529/14 "2009-01-05T22:53:13Z")
> [@tumbleddown](#): > > Presumably this is for faster chilling. Next time, take control of the process, and stick the bottle into a bucket of ice and salt water. (Make sure the water is plenty salty.) Rapid chilling, no slush. Don’t forget to wipe down the bottle before pouring, though. Ya really don’t want that salty water in your glass of bubbly. Or wine. Or even a goddamn margarita. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2009, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-extended-family-for-kinda-ruining-new-years/479529/15 "2009-01-07T22:07:52Z")
> [@Atomicflea](#): > > This year I discovered Brut champagne is Not The Devil, but it was room-temperature, so I go pit the opposite end of the NY champagne spectrum! The opposite end would be hot mulled champagne. 😉