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gj Michelob -> RE: The Last Lion, Defender of the Realm (Churchill Biography) (May 9 2013 16:19:12)
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On a lighter note, I propose one detail which may tie the great Winston Churchill to Spain's traditions. This is from a [must read] article by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt herself:
"Sir Winston did not believe in suffering where it was not necessary to do so as far as food was concerned. Something hot, something cold …. 'Something cold' was translated into two kinds of cold meat with English mustard and two kinds of fruit plus a tumbler of sherry."
[Eleanor Roosevelt, The Atlantic, March 1, 1965]
I love biographies, and find those about Churchill are often the most enticing. My absolute favorite remains [Roy Jenkins, Churchill, Farrar, Straus and Girux, New York 2001]. On the same subject:
"Indeed she -the First Lady- imposed on the White House a regime of such austerity, of both food and drink, that there were several signs that the relatively abstemious F.D.R., let alone the indulgent Churchill, were more comfortable during her frequent absences… Franklin Roosevelt was known to mix his dry Martinis in proportions that sophisticated drinkers regarded as unfortunate… 'One-third vermouth and two-thirds gin'. Perhaps fortunately, Churchill did not drink gin, although it is possible that, such was his desire to be a good guest, he may have subordinated his tastes to participation in the cocktail ceremony. … The food in the White House was always better when Churchill was there and, of course, the wine flowed more freely.' " [Jenkins, Churchill,pp 672-673]
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