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Article: White wine soup will help create a festive atmosphere
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- January 15, 1987
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Do different kinds of alcoholic beverages, or even foods with a
slight alcohol content, have different effects on people's moods and
behaviors? It does seem that Champagne produces giggles and that red
wine makes one sentimental and nostalgic, while white wine brings on
moodiness and alertness at the same time.
I know that twice in my life I have drunk applejack, and both
times I completely was knocked out by it. Does applejack have
certain chemicals that make me fall asleep, or on those two occasions
would any alcohol have had the same effect on me? I don't know.
But one thing is sure: In Transylvania, whenever we had wine
soup for dinner during the holiday season, we children grew ...