1906 A Bachelor's Cupboard

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CHAPTER XV

The cost of wines is an important factor in entertaining. Many a man is forced to entertain friends of ex- pensive tastes on the proverbial " champagne taste and beer income " plan. A person who wishes for any reason to economize may substitute, in almost every case, California or other American wines, w^hich cost far less than imported. In fact, I have known a man who called him- self a connoisseur of wines to be de- ceived by Cook's Imperial Extra Dry to such an extent that he acknowl- edged it to be quite as good as Mumm's when told the difference. Prices are given here by the case of one dozen bottles, as in ordering wines for home use most people buy in dozen lots. The price per bottle

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