ClO -Wednesday, Sept. 23, 1981 North-Shere-News -

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And hello to a catalogue

By TERRY LAVENDER

Pat Rich, who numbers among his many other
functions at this paper the title of Wine Editor,
will no longer be part of the North Shore News

scenery after this week.

Pat’s wine columns ap-
peared infrequently at best

-but were always interesting,

highly amusing and _  in-
formative. (He certainly
impressed others. at the

~ office with his knowledge of

wines and liquor!) His
departure will leave the
News a little worse off, but
we wish him well in whatever
he does next, and hope he
will sample many more
wines in his time.

Those of us who follow
will have to muddle through
as best we can.

One of the things which
makes wine buying
somewhat frustrating and
perilous is the lack of in-
formation available to the
consumer.

Row _ upon row. of bottles
rise up to greet the unwary
person who saunters down to
the local liquor store to pick
up a bottle for dinner.

After examining
thousands of confusing
bottles in rising frustration

The winner of our recipe
contest this week is Mrs. F.
Foxcroft with her recipe for
Pickled Onions. Ms. Fox-
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worth of meat Of her choice
from THE TOWN BUT-

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and paranoia one is most
likely to grab the nearest one
and head for the checkout
stand, or, worse yet, get a
bottle of the wine one_had

will be scrutinized soon. To
get free copies of the guide
write the Italian Wine
Centre, 1801 McGill College
Ave., Suite 750, Montreal,
Quebec, H3A 2N4.

The Liquor Distribution
Branch's Product Catalogue
is designed, according to the

food

last week (you know, the
stuff that tasted like overripe
lettuce) because it’s the only
wine one recognizes.

Well of course’ the
ultimate answer to. the

problem of choosing wines is *

experience (drink lots of
wine!) but while gaining that
experience two recent
publications, one from the
B.C. Liquor Distribution
Branch and the other from
the Italiaw government's
Italian Wine Centre, should
come in handy.

The Italian Wine Guide

RECIPE WINNER
lis Is pickling

same time of day). Put in
enamel pot. Cover with 4
cup table salt and cover with
boiling water.

2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th

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customers with a com-
prehensive overview of
products, prices and
and, curiously
enough, “in keeping with the
British Columbia Govern-
ment’s policy of encouraging
moderation and maturity in
the use of alcohol, the new
Product Catalogue will give
consumers more complete
information in order to make
their selection more wisely.”

How this catalogue will
encourage moderation is
beyond me — in fact it has

night or day repeat same as
above (be sure to pour off
the water of the day before).

(I keep them on my patio
so there is no odor in the
house).

Seventh day - Wash weil
and put in alum, the size of
walnut. Cover the boiling
water (no salt!) , let cool a
little and pour off water.

SYRUP ‘
Iqt. %c. of vinegar
(white vinegar)
3 tsp. in bag of pickling spice
2™% c of white sugar
Bring to a boil

Pack omions in jars, pour
on syrup and seal.

This only takes 5 minutes
a day, so easy and they last
wonderfully and stay white.

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already encouraged a friend
of miné to purchase a
strange new type ‘of liqueur
solely because he saw it
listed in fhe catalogue.
(Gilbey's arfait Parfait
Crepe Suzette if you must

_know. It costs $9.45 for a

.710 litre bottle and tastes
like an alcoholic orange pop
drink.)

The product catalogue is
available free in all
government liquor stores
and can be identified by the
smiling old gent on the front
showing a bottle of wine to a
sophisticated-looking _ busi-
nessman, while a woman
gazes in bemusement at rows
upon rows of rye and a
workman buys a case of
beer.

Don’t get me wrong, it’s a
nice cover and the catalogue
is very handy indeed, though
it dates very quickly. The
Liquor Distribution Branch
plans to update it every
month.

Besides listing every liquor
product and store in B.C.,
the catalogue also includes
helpful information about
wines, including definitions,
a sweetness’ chart, wine
glasses and what food to
serve with what wine.

The wines themselves are
listed according to type and
country (region in France’s
case). Information is given
on size (in litres), alcohol
content, sweetness and
price.

The catalogue also in-

cludes a speciality section,
with generally more pricey

wines that are usually
available only at specialty
stores. To find the location
of these stores, consult the
catalogue, it describes the
types of stores, their hours,
and their location.

You can have a bit of fun
with the catalogue as well.
For instance, test your
knowledge with a trivia quiz
featuring such questions as
“What is the most expensive
(or cheapest) product:

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available from the B.C.
Liquor Distribution
Branch?”, “What is the

largest size bottle sold?” or
“What is the strangest
product sold?”

The answer to the last
question, in my opinion, is
the Crepe Suzette liqueur.
For answers to the other

questions, get your own
copy of the catalogue
yourself.

After all, how many other
things can you get for free at
a liquor store?

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