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Happy Holidays, you witless stoners!

POSTED: Tuesday, April 20, 2010, 6:30 PM

Filed Under: Food and Holidays | Food and Politics

Baked good

Disclaimer: City Paper and Meal Ticket do not endorse participation in any sort of extralegal activity, even if said activity is conducted in the privacy of the home. Egads no. If you don't already know, today's date of April 20 is considered in some circles a red-letter day for smokers of marijuana. Whether it first originated as a police code or as the designated time a few friends gathered daily to indulge, 4/20 is now an open code that signifies the consumption of cannabis, an intoxicant that is most often smoked, but can be included in potent potables and foods — pot brownies, space cakes, gooballs, hash cookies and the buttered-tea beverage bhang. Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the active ingredient in cannabis that produces that "high" or "stoned" feeling, is highly soluble in fats and alcohol but not water, making it an ideal candidate for inclusion in food items containing butter or oil. Add butter and the illegal herb to the top half of a double boiler, simmer, strain and bhang! Cannabutter ready for use in any recipe, most often of the baked-good variety. For bakers venturing beyond basic preparations, dozens of countercultural cookbooks exist, as well as hundreds of Internet threads, posts and Web pages on the topic bristling with recipes, techniques and tips. After all, who doesn't want a little treat on a solemn high holiday?

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