1906 A Bachelor's Cupboard

A BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD What to Pay for Wines

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of seductive " Forbidden Fruit " is nothing more than grape-fruit cordial, while Curasao gains its taste from orange peel. From nearly every corner of the globe are gathered flavorings for While the formulas are unnecessary to the knowledge of the diner-out, he must be familiar with the tastes and know just which is best to follow a cer- tain sort of dinner. The question of color is an im- portant one, and it is possible even to follow the color scheme of a dinner with the various roses, violets, greens, yellows, and other shades of liqueurs. To the richness and smoothness and other engaging qualities of the cordial, cream contributes much. It should be rich and heavy, and the glass should be filled to within an eighth of an inch, then topped off with cream. Try this with eau de vie de Dantzic, creme de cacao, or even w^Ith Benedictine. It has an elusive charm that will make you Insist upon having one, per- haps even two to follow. SIrop de Grenadine Is made from the juice of the pomegranate, and Is used notably In the concoction of the " Ward Eight " of Boston's Winter Palace Hotel, perhaps better know^n locally as " Frank Locke's." Old Medford Rum will soon be but a memory, for the manufacture of this famous old throat-tickler has ceased after many generations, and the price Is cor- respondingly high, that of 1858 being $3.00 the bottle, and the 1875 bottling $1.40. Jamaica rum is sub- the Black Forest. cordials.

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