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An August 12, 1958 obituary in the

Baltimore Sun

newspaper reported that Miller

said his restaurant had a

“

Gemütlichkeit

atmosphere

–

with specialties of German

cooking, fine wines and foods of Baltimore and the Chesapeake Bay.

”

Looking at

the beverage offerings on the May 15, 1948 Preakness Horse Race Day special

menu we see Miller

‟

s beverage selections:

Although not a very large selection, the wines were selected well. The roast Long

Island duckling, stuffing, apple sauce, sauerkraut and whipped in cream

potatoes at $1.25 sounds like an appetizing dinner choice.

It is interesting to note that despite Miller

‟

s interest in fine wines, his August 14,

1940 application for a patent for a

“

Stopper Remover

”

makes no mention of

wine. Rather he writes

“

This invention refers to devices for removing corks or

stoppers from

champagne or liquor bottles

and more particularly to a

combination cork-screw and cork remover.

”