Judge, 1928-07-07 · page 2 of 36
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# "The Blindfold Test" This page from *Judge* magazine documents a social experiment testing whether Mrs. Sufferin Catts could identify cocktails by taste alone. The article describes her participating in a blindfold taste test where she sampled four cocktails, with palate-cleansers between rounds. The satire targets the cocktail culture of the Prohibition or early post-Prohibition era, when mixed drinks were fashionable among the upper classes. Mrs. Catts's confident identification of "Judge Jr.'s" recipe—claiming she could "taste the varnish"—suggests the joke is about either the poor quality of homemade cocktails or the pretentiousness of those claiming expertise in cocktail connoisseurship. The advertisement promoting Judge Jr.'s drink recipe book reinforces this was likely promotional content disguised as humorous reportage.
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Mrs. Sufferin Catts Taking the Blindfold Test RS. SUFFERIN CATTS was given four cocktails. In between each one she was given four other cocktails to take away the taste. Without hesitation she selected one and said “That is the one mixed by Judge Jr. I ifs, Sagerin Cans, can taste the varnish!” well-known society matron, who endorses Three times this test was given to Mrs. Judge Jr’s book of drink recipes called “Here's How!” selected Judge Jr.’s recipe. Mrs. Catts You, too, may be the wanted to keep on taking tests all day. broud owner of a copy ° by sending a dollar to ed Judge Ir. 627 W.43rd “NOT A HICCOUGH IN A CARLOAD!” St., New York City. Sufferin Catts and each time unfailingly she comicbooks.com