1934 What Shall We Drink by Magnus Bredenbek

The Beer Family thick glasses. The Udded stein is preferable, for after a draught of beer, the closing of the hd helps retain the cold ness of the beer and preserve its "head." Formality requires the use of glasses—but I've never yet found the man who wouldn't prefer to forget formality for comfort. However, we must bow to traditions and niceties, though we mere men may sigh over them sometimes when we might like to be "just boys" and eat our goldarned peas off our knives, if we wished! Colored glasses or gaily-striped crystal glasses may be used, by the way, for decorative effect or to follow out a color scheme ati^ormal httle luncheons or for the aperitif or appetizer before more formal dinners, at supper, for after- the-theatre snack or at any time,for that matter,and still be quite correct. Colored glasses add gay notes to a little picnic spread outdoors or at the bridge table. Beer does not require the fine crystal glassware demanded for wine service. And,speakiog of bridge, when light refections usually are served,mayI suggest the use of side taborets for convenience and thus save the bridge table top from possible spills? A taboret at each elbow will accommodate the beer bottle, the glass and asmall plate with canapes,sandwiches,crackersand cheese, or whatever you are serving. Beer,unlike wine,"goes" with anyfood and does not have either its own taste spoiled or spoil the taste of the food. But wine with certain foods is abominable, spoiling the taste of both. For instance, wine with hors d'oeuvres should be almost imthinkable unless one uses a white wine like Rhine or Moselle, but even these ought not be served. Beer would be far preferable. Imagine Port Wine,too, with pickles! Ugh-h! Beerand ale go,also,with the chafing dish and the various rarebits(or rabbits, as you wish),the lobster dish or creamed chicken or other creamed delicacy. Ale, too, fits with the beers in almost every similar case, as also with cold cuts, smoked or pickled fish, anchovies—I might go down the whole list of edibles for luncheon, supper, dinner, and all fit in nicely with beer.