Short Stories of Tennessee Williams

Wendy and Amy discuss two short stories by one of the great American playwrights, Tennessee Williams - "The Vengeance of Nitocris" and "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin," and try a Peach Bellini Jello Shot. With one story loose historical fiction and the other possibly based on personal history/experience, they look at elements of Southern Gothic lit and themes of death and mad women. Pop a cork to historical retellings, mythical and personal!
 
Today's Prosecco Jello Shot: www.sweetrecipes.com or from @bakerpeabody on Instagram.

This Season’s Books
1) First Fiction: An Anthology of the First Published Stories by Famous Authors
2) The Best American Short Stories of the Century edited by John Updike

Today's Short Stories by Tennesee Williams

Summer course that inspired this Season's Episodes - The Great Courses Course: Great American Short Stories | A Guide for Readers and Writers featuring Professor Jennifer Cognard-Black Ph.D. 

Transcript

Today's Recipe: Peach Bellini Jello Shots

Yield: 18-20 Jello shots

2 cups Peach Sparkling Water 
2 (3-oz) packages Peach Jell-O 
½ cup cold water
½ cup peach schnapps
1 cup Prosecco  

Bring the peach sparkling water to a boil.

Empty the Jello powder into a large mixing bowl and add the boiling water. If your name is Amy, you will buy 1 6-oz orange flavored Jello because you don't pay attention in the grocery store. This was a good mistake as the flavor of peach was tamed by the orange flavored gelatin. 

Continue stirring for two minutes or until the Jello is completely dissolved.

Add in the ½ cup of cold water, ½ cup Peach Schnapps, and 1 cup Prosecco.

Stir until mixed and pour into 2 oz cups filled ½ to ¾ of the way.

Place in fridge for at least 4 hours.

Top with small piece of peach gummy candy if desired when ready to serve. Amy found some yummy ones from the Wawa gas station. Link below!

Recipe obtained from @bakerpeabody   |   www.sweetrecipes.com