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casually mentioned San Francisco and was told that New Orleans
had more shipping than the combined West Coast. Generally
speaking, it draws the territory drained by the Mississippi
River. New Orleans has 10 to 12 miles of wharves. On the trip we
surely saw more than 100 ships, barges, ferries and other big
water craft. Two ships were unloading thousands of cases of
pineapples, so our local A&P store should be stocked with
pineapple for you by now.
TIME IS A SEASONING AT ANTOINE'S
That evening the director and his wife took a local Democratic
official and his wife and Aura May and me to Antoine's for
dinner. Antoine's is an institution. Established in 1840, it has
served food uninterruptedly, and is now owned and operated by a
grandson of its founder.
The building, tableware and linen are severely plain. The waiters
are noiseless and speak many languages. No bands, orchestras or
entertainers--"You go to Antoine's to give your palate an
undisturbed treat." No bar--"It is people who drink without
eating who become paralyzed by alcohol." Yet it has a narrow wine
cellar a block long, containing well over 5,000 bottles. The
oldest wines date back to 1884, the oldest brandy to 1811.
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