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Richard Jernigan
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Joined: Jan. 20 2004
From: Austin, Texas USA
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RE: Sherry (in reply to Paul Magnussen)
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ORIGINAL: Paul Magnussen My mum was very British, and to her sherry meant Harvey’s Bristol Cream. One time we went to a Spanish friend’s house for dinner, and he asked if she’d like a glass of sherry beforehand. Of course, it was manzanilla. I’ll never forget her face… In the late '70s-early '90s I worked a fair amount for the UK Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, a large industrial complex out in the country at Aldermaston, not far from Reading, 30 or 40 miles west of London. Though I objected to having lunch separate from other members of my party, I was socially obliged to eat at the Director's Mess with British colleagues: white tablecloths, china, silver flatware. I much prefer fino or manzanilla, but I was also socially obliged to knock back a lukewarm dose of Harvey's Bristol Cream while making small talk before sitting down to eat. When Larisa and I first went to Jerez together more than 12 years ago, we stayed at a hotel across the street from the Sandeman bodega. The whole neighborhood was bathed in a soft warm aroma. Sadly, the financial crisis seems to have taken out the hotel. Sandeman soldiers on. RNJ
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