J. Clarke wrote:

> While the alcohol is usually gone if it's used in anything that gets
> cooked, bear in mind the idiotic "zero tolerance" laws in force in many
> localities, where any detectable level of alcohol is enough to get
> someone under 21 in big trouble with the law.
>
But I dispute that ONE TABLESPOON of brandy would *ever* be detectable
in a recipe that large.