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Sparkling wines create effervescent parties
Engagement parties, bridesmaid
brunches and rehearsal dinners are
festive occasions meant to be
shared with family and friends.
When planning these intimate
parties, add an extra touch of
elegance without taking a big bite
out of your overall wedding budget
- serve imported sparkling wine
rather than expensive champagne.
You can also celebrate by popping
the cork with this alternative at
every wedding celebration.
Sparkling wine is an ideal
complement to formal and informal
party menus. You can serve it with
inexpensive hors d'oeuvres and
entrees, or turn your pre-wedding
gatherings into dazzling dinner
parties accompanied by sparkling
wine served in a variety of ways.
Its natural effervescence adds
excitement to every occasion once
the cork pops and the bubbles rise.
To maximize the pleasure of your
wedding celebrations, experts
suggest these delicious variations
using sparkling wines.
Sparkling Punch
Rind of 1 orange
Rind of 1 lemon
3 teaspoons sugar
1 bottle sparkling wine
2 ounces cognac
2 ounces Grand Marnier
Custom
spread quickly
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In 13th century Italy, a bride was
canied to her husband's house on
top of her bridal chest. Throughout
her life, everything inside the chest
would remain her property, unlike
her lands or money, which legally
passed to her husband at their
wedding.
“Cedar became part of chest
making during the 15th century,
and served almost as sacred
material for storing and preserving
ecclesiastical vestments.” Dalton
says, “Soon, secular chests - and
especially bridal chests - were
made of cedar, walnut or oak, then
lined with cedar. We still make
cedar-lined chests this way today.”
The custom of the bridal chest
spread quickly from southern
Europe northward to England and,
from there, io the America
colonies.
These sturdy boxes, with their
sentimental associations, travelled
across oceans and continents often
to serve as the oniy real piece of
furniture in a rugged colonial
home.
Settlers arriving from other parts
of Europe brought bridal chests
bearing all the ethnic colour and
design endowed by culture and
tradition.
Even in the New World, chests
performed rites of courtship, and a
young man announced his
intentions when he gave his girl a
“hope chest”.
Today, Dalton says, cedar chests
enjoy the same widespread
popularity they have known for
hundreds of years. While it remains
a safe haven for precious
heirlooms, today's cedar chest can
function as a coffee table, window
settee or bedside nightstand as well.
“Today's women, who value
practicality and versatility
alongside romance and tradition,
prize the cedar chest as much as
their counterpart of yesteryear,”
Dalton says.
“Cedar chests have a rich history
of romance and tradition,” she
adds. “And tradition and romance
are back in style. When they
exchange wedding rings, share the
first piece of wedding cake or fill a
cedar chest with their hopes and
dreams of a life together, couples
give new meaning to old
traditions.”
2 cups carbonated water
ice cubes
Place fruit rinds and sugar into
two-quarter pitcher. Pour in wine
and liqueurs. Stir and put in
refrigerator for 2 to 3 hours.
Before serving, add carbonated
water and ice cubes. Stir gently.
Serves 7 (one cup each).
Sherbet Float
Fill standard wine glass two-
thirds full with sparkling wine; add
scoop of your favourite flavour of
sherbet. This creamy delight will
melt into a luscious foam.
Serves one.
For One
Fill champagne glass two-thirds
full of sparkling wine; add cassie
and twist of lemon.
Serves one.
Sparkling Glace
For a sparkling French ice treat,
fill glasses with fine ice chips;
make a well in middle of chips and
fill with cassie. Now fill glass with
sparkling wine, and, voila!
Serves one.
Sparkling Fruit Delight
Once poured, you can “dress up”
the wine itself in the glass. Freeze
strawberries, cherries or blueberries
in ice cubes made from pink
lemonade and place in wine. Or
add a peach slice to each glass of
sparkling wine for a very romantic
effect.
Wedding traditions
How did our traditional wedding
customs get started?
Why a ring? Primitive man
believed that the circle had magical
properties. It could, for instance, tie
one's soul to another. Therefore
early brides and grooms were
encircled by a ring of woven grass.
Today, too, that circle - ring -
signifies a lasting tie between two
people.
Why a best man? In the distant
past, the would-be groom had to
abduct the bride of his choice. A
good friend accompanied him to
fight off any who would try to stop
him.
Why a wedding cake? In ancient
Rome, the wedding cake was
broken atop the bride's head and
then the guests were allowed to eat
the cake.
Why throw rice? Rice, a grain, is
a symbol of fruitfulness. In some
parts of the world, the custom of
sprinkling brides and grooms is
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