Toast of the town?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>: <span word="Wine">Wine</span> <span word="museum">museum</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="toast">toast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Toast">Toast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span>?</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="museum">museum</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="attracting">attracting</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> – <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="buffs">buffs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="alike">alike</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dining">dining</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="propose">propose</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="toast">toast</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="museum">museum</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="raises">raises</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="museum">museum</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span>.</p><p><span word="Toast">Toast</span>, <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="burned">burned</span> <span word="bread">bread</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="surprise">surprise</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="dipping">dipping</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="beer">beer</span>.</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="apparently">apparently</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> (18<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Century">Century</span>), <span word="beer">beer</span> <span word="drinkers">drinkers</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dip">dip</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="roasted">roasted</span> <span word="bread">bread</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="beer">beer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="burned">burned</span>-<span word="wheat">wheat</span> <span word="flavor">flavor</span>, <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="surprise">surprise</span>, <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="palatable">palatable</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="many">many</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="tasted">tasted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Irish">Irish</span> <span word="Guinness">Guinness</span> <span word="beer">beer</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>. <span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="suffice">suffice</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="beer">beer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="roasted">roasted</span> <span word="bread">bread</span> (<span word="toast">toast</span>) <span word="were">were</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="rigueur">rigueur</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>. <span word="And">And</span>, <span word="back">back</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="drinkers">drinkers</span> <span word="liked">liked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="toast">toast</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drink">drink</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Phrase">Phrase</span> <span word="Finder">Finder</span> <span word="explains">explains</span> (<span word="Phrases">Phrases</span>.<span word="org">org</span>.<span word="uk">uk</span>):</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> ‘<span word="the">the</span> <span word="toast">toast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span>’, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exclusively">exclusively</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 18<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>. <span word="The">The</span> ‘<span word="toast">toast</span>’ <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="regarded">regarded</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reigning">reigning</span> <span word="belle">belle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="season">season</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="chaps">chaps</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="flavour">flavour</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="spiced">spiced</span> <span word="toasts">toasts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="to">to</span> ‘<span word="the">the</span> <span word="toast">toast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span>’. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="Poet">Poet</span> <span word="Laureate">Laureate</span> <span word="Colley">Colley</span> <span word="Cibber">Cibber</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="about">about</span> ‘<span word="toasting">toasting</span>’ <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="comic">comic</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="Careless">Careless</span> <span word="Husband">Husband</span>, 1705:</p>
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