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<p>[QUOTE="Mansons2005, post: 206854, member: 121"]One thing to keep in mind when "sizing" up glassware...........from the 1920s through the late 1960s, early 70s, any 2 to 4 ounce glass was considered a "cocktail" glass. A lot of what we consider cordial glasses today were actually for any sort of cocktail. The American rush to "super-size" everything has given us the impression that what was once a red wine glass is now a cordial..............and the water glass a wine glass...............6 ounces of wine at a meal was vulgar. Particularly if you had more than one glass....................or six....................[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mansons2005, post: 206854, member: 121"]One thing to keep in mind when "sizing" up glassware...........from the 1920s through the late 1960s, early 70s, any 2 to 4 ounce glass was considered a "cocktail" glass. A lot of what we consider cordial glasses today were actually for any sort of cocktail. The American rush to "super-size" everything has given us the impression that what was once a red wine glass is now a cordial..............and the water glass a wine glass...............6 ounces of wine at a meal was vulgar. Particularly if you had more than one glass....................or six....................[/QUOTE]
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