Madame Nesle de la Tourelle’s Slippery Nipple
I dipped automatically, struggling to keep my eyes on the floor and wondering where I would look when I bobbed up again. Madame Nesle de la Tourelle was standing just behind Louis, watching the introduction with a slightly bored look on her face. Gossip said that “Nesle” was Louis’s current favorite. She was, in current vogue, wearing a gown cut below both breasts, with a bit of supercedent gauze which was clearly meant for the sake of fashion, as it couldn’t possibly function for either warmth or concealment.
It was neither the gown nor the prospect it revealed that had rattled me, though. The breasts of “Nesle,” while reasonably adequate in size, pleasant in proportion, and tipped with large brownish areolae, were further adorned with a pair of nipple jewels that caused their setting to recede into insignificance. A pair of diamond-encrusted swans with ruby eyes stretched their necks toward each other, swinging precariously in their gold-hooped perches. The workmanship was superb and the material stunning, but it was the fact that each gold hoop passed through her nipple that made me feel rather faint. The nipples themselves were rather seriously inverted, but this fact was disguised by the large pearl that covered each one, dangling on a thin gold chain that looped from side to side of the main hoop.
Diana Gabaldon, Dragonfly in Amber (Chapter 9)
I rose, red-face and coughing, and a managed to excuse myself, hacking politely into a handkerchief as I backed away. I felt a presence in my rear and stopped just in time to avoid backing into Jamie, who was watching the King’s mistress with no pretense whatever of tactful obliviousness.
“She told Marie d’Arbanville that Master Raymond did the piercing for her,” I remarked under my breath. His fascinated gaze didn’t waver.
“Shall I make an appointment?” I asked. “I imagine he’d do it for me if I gave him the recipe for caraway tonic.”
Jamie glanced down at me at last. Taking my elbow, he steered me toward a refreshment alcove.
“If you so much as speak to Master Raymond again,” he said, out of the corner of his mouth, “I’ll pierce them for ye myself — wi’ my teeth.”
Diana Gabaldon, Dragonfly in Amber (Chapter 9)
Can I interest you in a tipple from Madame Nesle’s… oh, well…there’s no need to be overly gauche, now, is there?
:)
Madame Nesle de la Tourelle’s Slippery Nipple
- Sambuca – 1 oz
- Bailey’s Irish Cream – 1 oz
Pour the sambuca into a shot glass, then pour the Bailey’s gently down the backside of a spoon to float it on top.
To make this an authentic “Nesle Nipple,” float a small blueberry in the middle before serving.
This is a shot people. All in one go, if ye please…
Sláinte!
You are awesome! Love these recipes you come up with! Gotta try a nip!
Thanks, Karen! Slainte.
Great idea for a post! Gosh I hope if I ever drink too many of these I don’t get a crazy idea to pierce my nipples…
Well if, in a fit of madness, you do…promise me now that you want suspend gold swans from them…please.
yum! one of my favourite shots! it’s also delicious with black sambuca!
I wanted to try that, Rupa! Unfortunately, our local liquor store doesn’t carry it…:( I’ll look for it next time we’re in the big city!
Slippery WHAT now? Haha, this is awesome. And sounds delicious. Well done!
Thanks Kiri…I think you might like them! I’ve also been told to try Butterscotch Schnapps in place of the sambuca for another tasty treat!
I can vouch for the butterscotch schnapps! Mmmm.
And I’ve never even heard of it! Gotta get me some…
well with that, I will have to pick up a book or two, fascinating interpretation you have outdone yourself again…
ps. I will be posting a cocktail later
Start with Outlander Megan…if you were still on island, I’d run it over to you this am. You won’t be sorry you did! And a 2 cocktail Thursday sounds just like what the Doctor ordered for me this week!
HA!! I just laughed out loud at work- this is hysterical! I would have never seen that coming :)
Bri! Glad I got a laugh! Oh, and once you know me a little better, you’ll learn to expect this kind of thing on a pretty regular basis…
shouldn’t you be floating a cherry instead of a blueberry? Just sayin…
Stephie — interesting point. The cherry representing virginity? Hmmm…something tells me “Nesle” had a little more experience than that! ;)
I was thinking raspberry myself. Pink seems a bit more appropriate, but then again, if she was really cold…
A raspberry wouldn’t work, nor would a cherry — this is a shot glass — they’re too big. A pomegranate seed was my first choice, but it kept turning sideways (which wouldn’t do at all). Lastly, the character is described as wearing blue, so Ii thought the blueberry was a good fit. :)
Brilliant! Love the photos! Those blueberries are looking at me!
No Donna, the blueberries are pointing at you. ;)
I think this is my favorite post yet! Only 2 ingredients- yay! I wonder if Jamie would approve of this one : )
Gotta love the 2 ingredient recipes…as for Jamie, I think he’d harbour no objections to downing a couple of slippery nipps…
Hilarious photography. Nicely done. :)
Thanks Needs!
You’re cracking me up. I think I’ve written and deleted three different comments so far so I’m not even going to try. It’s impossible to keep on G-rated and talk about that passage (especially Jamie’s response).
Let’s just say that the drink looks fantastic. There. I did it.
I don’t think this is a G-rated blog anymore, Christiane…I’ve upped the rating to 13 and up…DG’s aren’t really children’s books, aye? ;)
Very Cool.. I enjoy everything you do!…I’m always excited to see whats next!
Thanks, Vickie….got something planned for Valentines day!
That passage always makes me wince just a little. Ouch! Love your photo though. A very clever representation. :)
My hands tend to hover protectively over my chest when I read that passage too, Jen!
Oh Theresa,
You have outdone yourself this time! Fantastic! Thank you so much, both for the reread of the selection AND the accompanying recipe. I think I can follow THIS one! LOVED Bonnet’s Missing Balls, too.
I really enjoyed your Island Vittles blog, especially as I am on Vancouver Island and have been to Pender when my sister preached one Sunday there.
But combining fabulous fiction with refreshing recipes is brilliant. What a joy to see a post from you.
Thanks.
Irene
Wonderful, Irene — so great to have another cross over reader. I knew I’d find DG fans amongst Island Vittles’ readers! Theresa