1934 Gordon's Cocktail & Food Recipes

COCKTAIL AND FOOD RECIPES

corruption of man, other than in connection with excesses. In which it is not likely that the excessive drinking of wine is as harmful as overindulgence in food. .Americans will eventually become connois– seurs of wines-and it is my prediction that American wines will one day be known as the best in the world. We are now making wines in this country that rank with the best. Prohi– bition, so-called, gave us our wine-technique. In striving to circumvent the law, our wine makers had to.. approach the problem scien– tifically. Wine must ferment and mellow after delivery, and quickly. To accomplish this, science broke down the so-called natural process and discovered what actually takes place under the old-world method. And presto! we age and mellow wine to confound the connoisseur, in five months-ten-year-old wine in five months. Wines With Food As previously stated, a rule-of-thumb with respect to the drinking of wine is not entirely practical. There has evolved, however, a standard formula for wine service with meals which may be followed with assurance that it 32