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- From: mcspikgfm@dct.ac.uk
- Newsgroups: alt.callahans
- Subject: Re: Culinary Peculiarities
- Summary: cider
- Keywords: cider,cordial
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.121859.3090@dct.ac.uk>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 12:18:59 GMT
- References: <1jn57qINNqgh@matt.ksu.ksu.edu> <1993Jan21.233020.13383@ucc.su.OZ.AU> <1993Jan22.013147.13751@midway.uchicago.edu> <C1FA8n.FpD@hfglobe.intel.com>
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- In article <C1FA8n.FpD@hfglobe.intel.com>, hilp@hfglobe.intel.com (Robin Rosenbaum) writes:
- > In article <1993Jan22.013147.13751@midway.uchicago.edu> mss2@midway.uchicago.edu writes:
- >> "`Cordial'? The only definition of that I know as a noun is
- >>`liqueur', which I _assume_ isn't served in Australian primary
- >>schools. :-) Care to dispel my benighted ignorance?"
- >
- > I think this is a regional usage. Like cider: In the USA it's non-
- > alcoholic unless it's called "hard" cider. I've heard that elsewhere
- > "cider" refers to an alcoholic beverage. (Is that right? I've never
- > actually tried ordering any when travelling, I guess.)
-
- Yeah...you could say its alcoholic if you order it in the UK. Mind you
- it depends what kind you get. They tend to vary in strength from weak to
- falling down after one or two glasses type stuff. I remember drinking 2 and a
- half litre bottles of strongbow....and I was happy....so...that shows you:-
-
- 1/ what my tolerance to alcohol is like..
-
- & 2/ how weak strongbow is.....plus
-
- it does your stomach no good at all!!!
-
- In my own opinion......( I feel like writing the full thing today)
-
- Melandra.
-
- Insane Elf.
-
- Here, Cute Wolfrider!
-
- > Robin Hilp
- > rosenrob@ccm.hf.intel.com or hilp@hfglobe.intel.com
- > Opinions, attitudes, and beliefs expressed herein are mine and do not
- > necessarily represent those of my employer. Or anyone else for that
- > matter.
-