By all accounts, the Tromp family was just as ordinary as you can imagine. Marc and Jacoba were in their early fifties, and their three adult children were in their twenties. Farmers by trade, Marc and Jacoba were hard-working Australians, with no known outwardly visible mental health issues, at least known to those outside the family. All five worked the farm and their earth-moving business in Silvan, a rural town in Victoria, Australia. But something went very, very wrong in August of 2016, and what happened next is a mystery that still haunts the Tromp family, and I suppose us, after today’s episode!

Japanese Slipper (Cocktail)
1 part Cointreau or Grand Marnier
½ part Lemon juice
1 part Midori or melon liqueur
1 maraschino cherry

Put maraschino cherry into bottom of martini or small win glass
Add all remaining ingredients to shaker with six cubes of crushed ice
Stir with a bar spoon
Strain directly into the glass
Drink ‘er up!

Japanese Slipper (Mocktail)
1 part orange juice
½ part lemon juice
1 part honeydew melon juice
1 maraschino cherry

Put maraschino cherry into bottom of martini or small win glass
Add all remaining ingredients to shaker with six cubes of crushed ice
Stir with a bar spoon
Strain directly into the glass
Drink ‘er up!

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Ingredients for next week (cocktail): grape Manischewitz, peaches, grapes, plums, oranges, club soda
Ingredients for next week (mocktail): grape juice,, peaches, grapes, plums, oranges, club soda

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Sources:
“The Bizarre Tromp Family Road Trip” - https://medium.com/@matt1199/the-bizarre-tromp-family-road-trip-8268896e0c27
“History of the Japanese Slipper” - https://makemeacocktail.com/blog/history-of-the-japanese-slipper/
“Red Currant” - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redcurrant
“Eerie photos of the Tromps' abandoned home” - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3777024/Tromp-family-fled-Silvan-farmhouse-disappearing-bizarre-road-trip.html
“History of Jenolen Caves” - https://www.jenolancaves.org.au/visitor-info/history-of-jenolan-caves/
“Mark Tromp apologises, thanks police, hopes to 'make sense' of family's ordeal” - https://www.smh.com.au/national/victoria/mark-tromp-apologises-thanks-police-hopes-to-make-sense-of-familys-ordeal-20160906-gr9op4.html
“As if NOTHING had ever happened: Tromp family are all back working on the family farm” - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4284496/Tromp-family-normal-bizarre-trip.html
“Tromp family: The mystery of a tech-free road trip gone wrong” - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-37293494
“Riana Tromp speaks about bizarre roadtrip in first interview” - https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/true-stories/riana-tromp-speaks-about-bizarre-roadtrip-in-first-interview/news-story/459be05ad66da097415bf3e865ea9b4c
“Folie a Deux” - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2919794/#:~:text=Folie%20%C3%A0%20deux%20is%20defined,essential%20step%20in%20the%20management

Music Credit: "The Cool Side"
Artist: Jonathan Boyle
Composer: Jonathan Boyle
Audio Source: PremiumBeat.com
License: #4490172

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