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#14196 - 11/23/05 11:23 PM Serving alcohol at holiday meals
ladybug Member Registered: 09/22/05 Posts: 1402	My husband and I are not drinkers, never have been. I come from an Italian family, bad experiences with this stuff. I just really don't like the taste. My cousin who is a very devout Christian came up with an excellent alternative several years ago. It's called sparkling grape juice. It comes in flavors called Spumanti, Cold Duck and Pink Catawba to name a few. The kids can drink it and so can people who take meds. It looks elegant served in your lovely crystal stemware. But oh God, wait 'til my brother sees it tomorrow on my dining room table!
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#14197 - 11/23/05 11:30 PM Re: Serving alcohol at holiday meals
chatty lady Writer Registered: 02/24/04 Posts: 20267 Loc: Nevada	I myself never have gotten accustomed too alcohol but do serve hot toddys at Christmas with rum to my guests and also keep a tart and a sweet red wine in the pantry for guests at my Italian food dinners.....Hate the taste of beer and booze ick...reminds me of cough medicine. Now I do however cook with wines as the alcohol burns off leaving the rich flavors.... [ November 23, 2005, 09:26 PM: Message edited by: chatty lady ]
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#14198 - 11/24/05 01:48 PM Re: Serving alcohol at holiday meals
Dianne Queen of Shoes Registered: 05/24/04 Posts: 6123 Loc: Arizona	Out of respect for my daughter who will be here, visiting from the halfway house, I won't be serving any wine this year. Too fattening anyway.
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#14199 - 11/25/05 01:39 PM Re: Serving alcohol at holiday meals
ladybug Member Registered: 09/22/05 Posts: 1402	Brother Joe brought some Arbor Mist wine coolers but everyone wanted the sparkling grape juice.
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#14200 - 11/26/05 03:18 AM Re: Serving alcohol at holiday meals
Dotsie Founder Registered: 07/09/08 Posts: 23647 Loc: Maryland	ladybug, I guess he survived. Chatty, I also cook with vermouth, wines and sherry. I use vermouth for my Italian potatoes. YUMMY. If anyone is interested, let me know and I'll post the recipe in the Recipe forum. I use wines in sauces, and sherry in mushrooms.
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#14201 - 11/26/05 03:21 AM Re: Serving alcohol at holiday meals
Dotsie Founder Registered: 07/09/08 Posts: 23647 Loc: Maryland	We typically have wine and beer for the holidays. We have some family members who are on the wagon, but it doesn't seem to bother them that others choose to drink. Dianne, you are doing the right thing I pray you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving together. Her sobriety is something to be thankful for!
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#14202 - 11/26/05 03:24 AM Re: Serving alcohol at holiday meals
Dianne Queen of Shoes Registered: 05/24/04 Posts: 6123 Loc: Arizona	Her sobriety isn't turning out so great. She made my Thanksgiving uneasy and both David and I are upset with her bad attitude.
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#14203 - 11/25/05 05:37 PM Re: Serving alcohol at holiday meals
ladybug Member Registered: 09/22/05 Posts: 1402	Dianne, just remember that this sobriety is "new" to her right now and probably a very hard adjustment. Her body probably still wants and needs its "fix" so to speak. When the physical aspect of the healing is taking place, the mental aspect has a hard time of dealing with it, thus the "bad attitude" you are seeing. Hopefully, this too shall pass.
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#14204 - 11/25/05 05:52 PM Re: Serving alcohol at holiday meals
Eagle Heart Member Registered: 03/22/05 Posts: 4876 Loc: Canada	Dianne, I agree with ladybug. Is it possible that maybe she doesn't know how to be at a family gathering without drinking? This was her first major "test" so to speak, it must have been very hard for her to adjust to being, in a sense, a "newcomer" to a gathering that held lots of reminders of who she/it used to be.
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#14205 - 11/25/05 11:35 PM Re: Serving alcohol at holiday meals
chatty lady Writer Registered: 02/24/04 Posts: 20267 Loc: Nevada	If the family normally does drink at the holidays then she may be feeling guilty that no one did, feeling like she wasn't trusted enough for you to derve drinks and have her not inbibe. I think you did the right thing but can see how she might take it wrong. As my momma always says; as parents we're dammed if we do and dammed if we don't!!!
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