'99 Joseph Leitz Rudesheimer Drachenstein

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If I remember tomorrow to bring the recipe with me I will post the recipe for the apple nut cake. It's easy to make (other than the chore of paring, coring and dicing or slicing the apples) and delicious and feeds a crowd.

I first saw Rudesheim on a six-week tour of Europe the summer after graduating from college. We stayed overnight there and the next day had breakfast on our balcony watching the bustle in the street below. I revisited this charming town two or three times while working in Germany. One time I was able to play peacekeeper. Two American GIs who had had too much to drink were weaving through the streets, one riding on the other's shoulders. One of them thought they had been pushed and angrily confronted a middle-aged German with his wife saying "You pushed me!" The German did not seem to speak English and looked completely befuddled. I stepped in and said "If he bumped into you I'm sure it was not intentional. In these crowded, narrow streets you can't help bumping into people so why don't you shake his hand and be on your way." The American put out his hand for a hand shake and the German, still looking like he didn't know what was going on, shook hands and the drunk Americans moved on. I remain pleased that I turned what could have been ugly into a friendly gesture.