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Stephen Posts: 625 |
posted 04-28-2003 06:34 AM
  
[21-0458] Here's a piece of silver-plated flatware? IP: Logged |
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Hoover Posts: 14 |
posted 04-28-2003 09:44 AM
This piece is everywhere in Europe, particularly France we have been told that it is used for drinking a French aperitif which is now illegal because it is rather strong. I can not, however, remember the name of the alcohol. Basically, the piece would sit on top of the glass with sugar on top of it. You would then pour the alcohol over the piece, absorbing the sugar while on its way to the glass. This would help make the alcohol drinkable! Hope this helps, I'll keep looking for the name of the drink. IP: Logged |
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wev Moderator Posts: 4121 |
posted 04-28-2003 10:08 AM
The drink was Absynthe, made from wormwood. It wasn't just strong, but would make you crazy, which is what led to is banning. IP: Logged |
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Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 |
posted 04-28-2003 01:38 PM
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Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 |
posted 04-28-2003 02:07 PM
How to Drink La Fée Absinthe IP: Logged |
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Stephen Posts: 625 |
posted 04-28-2003 05:39 PM
5) Then, in your best Jackie Gleason voice, say: "MMMM, THAT'S GOOD ABSINTHE!" Anyway, this 6-1/4" spoon (8 cm) is marked "Alphen" (along with their trademark?), and "ALFE NIDE". IP: Logged |
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doobees Posts: 277 |
posted 04-29-2003 03:11 AM
... and if you drink it regularly, you stare off into space and kill your brain cells - like this lady in the painting titled "Absinth" by Degas. "This is a brain - This is a brain on absinth... any questions?" You guys are a wealth of useful information... booze, drugs 'n all sorts of good stuff! ------------------ IP: Logged |
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Kimo Posts: 1627 |
posted 04-29-2003 09:54 AM
Hi Suzanne, I really like that Degas painting of Ellen Andrée with her vacant stare and opiate of the working class message. I go to see it at the Musée d'Orsay every time I get to Paris. I think the full title is "L'Absinthe" Kimo IP: Logged |
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doobees Posts: 277 |
posted 04-29-2003 04:02 PM
I love d'Orsay... I go there to do my french homework. If you get to Paris, give me a call! I'm near the Arc and would love a chance to meet some forum members and enjoy the city. I'll show you my favorite "hunting grounds." You're right, I had translated the title to english, as per the D'Orsay catalog. In french it is titled either: "Dans un Cafè" ou "L'Absinthe." ------------------ IP: Logged |
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Patrick Vyvyan Posts: 640 |
posted 05-28-2003 10:50 PM
Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder  I can't make out the third mark from the photo, is it by any chance the "Christofle" goat head? [This message has been edited by Patrick Vyvyan (edited 05-28-2003).] IP: Logged |
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doobees Posts: 277 |
posted 05-29-2003 08:15 AM
That's pretty funny  "Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder." ------------------ IP: Logged |
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Stephen Posts: 625 |
posted 05-29-2003 02:02 PM
Unfortunately, I can't tell if it is a "goat head" or not. If I can find better photos I will post them. IP: Logged |
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Patrick Vyvyan Posts: 640 |
posted 05-29-2003 02:17 PM
Who made it? Who is Alphen? I found this in an internet search: "Alphen is a shareware word puzzle for Windows. ... A fast-paced word game that's easy enough for kids, yet challenging enough for a puzzle expert! ... " Any coincidence? IP: Logged |
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Stephen Posts: 625 |
posted 06-10-2003 02:37 AM
I think "Alphen" should be Halphen. Can't tell for sure due to fuzzy marks photo. IP: Logged |
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doobees Posts: 277 |
posted 06-10-2003 07:34 AM
Stephen, that makes sense to me. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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Patrick Vyvyan Posts: 640 |
posted 08-21-2003 12:52 PM
Here is the spoon from a Halphen / Maison Alfenide catalogue (undated as yet):  IP: Logged |
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Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 |
posted 07-09-2006 09:04 PM
Here is Absinthe set. Including:
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adelapt Posts: 418 |
posted 07-09-2006 09:23 PM
Fun to see that interesting thread again Scott. Thanks for it. It reminds me though, we do miss "Doobees". IP: Logged |
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Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 |
posted 07-09-2006 09:46 PM
doobees announced she was going on family holiday for a few weeks and never returned to the SSF. I hope she and her family are ok and that while on holiday she discovered a new passion. In the beginning of her absence, I tried to reach doobees a few times with no luck..... IP: Logged |
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FWG Posts: 845 |
posted 07-10-2006 09:01 AM
Since not previously noted here, I'll point out that there are legal versions of absinthe available now in many countries where it had been outlawed -- they use other formulations than the original wormwood, so that presumably they don't destroy the mind (as much). It is still possible in some places to get the original style, and a couple of years ago I remember reading in several articles how it was becoming fashionable in some circles to consume it. I think that could serve pretty well as a definition of 'tragically hip'.... It really is very dangerous stuff. The plant, on the other hand, is lovely, typically a woody shrub that produces small flowers, but its main attraction is the silvery-grey foliage. IP: Logged |
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William Hood Posts: 271 |
posted 07-13-2006 06:10 PM
For what it's worth, modern analysis of vintage absinthe suggests that it had very little wormword and that it's toxicity was related to the large volumes consumed by addicts, given its very high alcohol content (45 to 75%) and, in the cheap stuff, various toxic adulterants. Also, the famous quip related to absinthe is one made by the English poet Ernest Christopher Dowson (1867-1900): "...absinthe makes the tart grow fonder." For more info, you might want to read an article I wrote, "Absinthe and its Artifacts," in the April 2005 issue of The Magazine Antiques. IP: Logged |
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venus Posts: 282 |
posted 11-02-2006 04:48 PM
well this is far down the garden path from silver but planting wormwood is supposed to keep snakes away... IP: Logged |
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