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Hank Rogers[_2_] · **Banana Bread is IN DA OVEN!! 1:37PM!**

Druce wrote:
> On Sat, 04 Aug 2018 16:06:24 -0400, wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 4 Aug 2018 10:55:46 -0700 (PDT), "
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, 4 Aug 2018 15:09:25 GMT, "l not -l" > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I do not drink wine, I've tried it, from Boone's Farm to some of the very
>>>>> best of many varieties. Before retirement, I worked for the CIO of a large
>>>>> financial institution who loved wine and was willing to spend a lot of the
>>>>> company's money for it at business dinners. Regardless, I don't drink wine
>>>>> but keep it on hand for cooking.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Like you, I've tried many different varieties/brands/$$$ of wine and I just
>>> don't care for it. I was not raised in a household where wine was ever on
>>> the table thus I have no palate for it. It A-L-L tastes like vinegar to me.
>>>
>>> Two or three months ago I was my neighbors house for a dinner of salmon and
>>> roasted cauliflower (remember, we talked about roasted cauliflower). She
>>> served a white wine that she really enjoyed but to me I had the distinct
>>> impression I was drinking Heinz vinegar that had a smidge of apple juice
>>> added to it.
>>>
>>> The appeal of wine is lost on me and I don't cook with it either.
>>
>> I usta enjoy a agood home made dago red but near impossible to come by
>> nowadays. I rarely drink wine and I don't cook with wine, I do cook
>> with beer.
>
> Wine's too cultural for most people here.
>

And nowhere near enough alcohol for he-man sailors