Re: Sunday night supper

Cindy Hamilton wrote:

On 2024-11-18, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:

>
I believe dry sherry was big as a drink in the Netherlands, at least,
in the 70s. Unless that was just my aunts :)

>
Fair enough.  I wasn't legal to drink until halfway through the decade,
and I mainly drank beer.

  i was able to drink what i wanted any time and
even carried a flask of whisky around with me as
a teenager for a while.  never got caught at
school.  i did get caught by a teacher once
selling a few joints to a friend, but he didn't
report it - he probably smoked them himself.
good guy and i liked him.  he was sort of a crusty
old codger but had a great dry sense of humor and
when i no longer had any classes with him i did
miss him.

  i like bitter things and could appreciate a good
dark beer, but i found most mass produced beers to
be rather blah and not worth my time.  i also liked
sweet drinks so something like a brandy alexander or
a pina colada were fine, but those could really
sneak up on you on a hot summer day.  spiced rum and
cokes too...  i'm glad i pretty much avoided being
a habitual drinker, probably because i saw what it
was doing or had done to most of my family and some
friends.


  songbird