On Mon, 15 Jun 2015 09:09:20 -0700, sf > wrote:

>On Mon, 15 Jun 2015 11:14:34 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:
>
>> On 2015-06-15 11:00 AM, sf wrote:
>>
>> >> This sanctimonious comment brought to you from the guy who says he knows
>> >> nothing about wine and admits he adulterates his beer with seltzer.
>> >
>> Yep. Anyone who would do that could not know much abut quality booze.
>>
>> > When Julia Child first preached that gospel, she was talking about
>> > drinking wine vs cooking wine. Her words have been twisted and
>> > misinterpreted over the years by those who don't know any better.
>>
>>
>> Perhaps it depends on a person's wine standards. I have a good friend
>> who is into good wines. He has a business that puts on tastings. His
>> standards for wine are much higher than mine, but I know that he would
>> never waste a really good wine by cooking with it. The key words are
>> "god enough to drink"..... if it is drinkable it can be used. If it is a
>> horrible wine that you cannot drink you should not cook with it. If it
>> has gone bad, if you really cannot drink it..don't cook with it. Do not
>> expect to see any benefit from using a very expensive wine in a braised
>> dish. It is like using expensive champagne in a Mimosa or a champagne
>> cocktail.
>>
>The posters (who are probably teetotalers trying to look
>sophisticated) I see misinterpreting it, base what she said on how
>much wine costs. They seem to think more expensive wine should be
>used and don't consider that she was talking about cooking wine or
>wine that has turned.
>
>Is there such a thing as a turned wine? Certainly not at my house! I
>think it happened more often when people used to make their own wine.
>Hubby hates the smell of vinegar.

That's his excuse for staying far away from the scent of your lady
parts, vinegar douche. LOL