What number of "quarts" does Ben and Jerrys.vc Jerry's Vanilla Homemade Ice Cream make? The modern hot toddy is a generic reference for any good beverage base - espresso, tea, hot cider, a juice mix - that is heated and blended with spices "or one thing else," says Jeanette Hurt of Bay View, writer of the new "Wisconsin Cocktails" (University of Wisconsin Press, $30), in an interview. The strategy of creating a tasty sizzling beverage is as straightforward as including one suitable ingredient to an already-winning base. Trends come and go, but the Tom and Jerry gets its own chapter in Hurt’s e book as a result of "it never went out of trend in Wisconsin." One of her favorite sizzling drink tales is a few Milwaukee bar raided during Prohibition with a steaming batch of Tom and Jerrys behind the bar. Kind of like a progressive dinner, solely featuring a special sizzling drink and snack at each house.