Re: "Half-gallon"

Sean Houtman wrote:
> Mike <mike@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in news:M31Gj.12131$6J3.7339@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Go ahead, give it a try. Name five wines that sold for less than $2.00 
>> per quart in 1980.

> I think it was about 1980 that my parents bought their first bottle of 
> "Vinho Branco de Mesa" an im****t from Brazil that came in a gallon glass

> bottle enclosed by wicker. I think it was about 3 dollars. It was rather

> vile, and by the time they bought out the store, it was down to a dollar
a 
> gallon. If I recall correctly, the last purchase was about 30 dollars.

Back when I was a poor "starving" graduate student in New Orleans,
circa 1964, our standard table wine was Paisano, at about $1.25/qt.
Went well with red beans and rice, our staple diet. 1 lb. red beans
at 12 cents/lb plus 1 lb. rice at 12 cents/lb. plus several quarts
of water yielded enough food for two people for 6 meals. Throw in a
bit of brisket at 15 cents/lb and some chili powder, garlic powder,
and thyme for flavoring.

Charles