To the Editor of the "Nonmu-Cina Dany News"
'Sin—The following extract is from the New Pepys, his Diary for 1940 Jot August 22; "Supt this night my wife and 1 with Mr, Jimble and madam, Jimble mixing our pre-supper cocktails with 'Votrix vermouth, both of the French Jand the Italien' sorts in character, [but compounded over here by all-British house, "Yet even the most experienced connoisseur of such matters wd have his work cut out 10 Jdeteet any difference betwixt these [British concoctionns and their soc-Jealled French and Italien counterparts, unless he were told, Nay, Jimble was forward to acquaint me (out 1 knew it already), these French Jand Italien designationns have ceased to. have significance, but are merely deseriptive labels for certain sorts of white wines flavoured with certain sorts of aromatic herbs. Which, given the recipe,. other peoples beside the French and Ttatiens can compound as well as they, and some do, But Bri-fain has now earned the distinetioun of doing it not one lie as well, but seven better and appreciably choper Soe we drank, all 4 of us, with nee, palatable gust and "patriotic Is Votrix available?
HAR, Feb, 14,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.