Florida Water.
The main ingredient of standard issue New Orleans Florida water is water from the Florida Avenue Canal. It makes a noticeable difference. Perfumes, nostrums, bromides, mojo bags, amulets, and charms are known to be more effective when they come from New Orleans. Not only are the voodoo practitioners versed in ancient occult arts since birth, there is something in the New Orleans atmosphere that lends itself to mystical exaggeration.
Everyone in New Orleans is a maximalist except for the bar owners. They are all in favor of the current minimum wage. Don't ask what the minimum wage is. Tip your server.
Florida water is a kind of perfume. Some people attribute it with magical properties. You can make it yourself from ingredients available at any Whole Foods Market. The Whole Foods on North Broad is small for a supermarket, but they have a full selection of essential oils. People who shop at Whole Foods tend to be a little woo-woo.
Oil of bergamot, oil of lavender, oil of lemons, and oil of cloves, cinnamon, and neroli, these things make up Florida water, these and some herbal essences as delicately balanced as the contents of a can of La Croix. It smells like a sachet kept in an old lady's underwear drawer. Men are drawn to it like lemmings off a cliff. When a lady dabs Florida water behind her ears, she is sure to be the belle of the ball.
[Editor’s Note: You can tell I have a new obsession. It is related to Gert Town. Everything is related to Gert Town. The song lines converge in Gert Town. We shall see where this particular thread leads….]
