Prairie Fare: Rethinking alcohol and health

“I can’t find a picture of a picnic or dinner party without an alcoholic beverage appearing,” I thought to myself. I always provide a photo from a free online collection in case editors want to use it with this column. I didn’t want to give the impression that I was promoting alcohol by featuring photos of family gatherings with bottles of wine and cocktails.

Historically, alcohol has been woven in…