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From: "Cliff. Johnston" <>
Subject: Re: [S-I] Fw: Re: Whiskey galore
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 20:47:29 -0500
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A treat that I continue to this day is to pour an ounce of Drambuie over Christmas cake at least a month before eating it...a real treat. It makes Christmas cake the ultimate desert. Cliff. Johnston "May the best you've ever seen Be the worst you'll ever see;" from A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay ----- Original Message ----- From: <> To: <> Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 7:07 PM Subject: Re: [S-I] Fw: Re: Whiskey galore > Cliff, you had wine for breakfast??? > > Linda Merle > > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: "Cliff. Johnston" <> >> Nothing like good homebrew! My grandfather used to make a red wine - >> exceptionally tasty. We always had a small glass at breakfast. He'd >> make a >> second run with the grape mash, add sugar and distill it. To this he'd >> add >> a small amount of honey. It had a kick like a mule!!! >> >> Cliff. >> "May the best you've ever seen, >> Be the worst you'll ever see;" >> from A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Nannette" <> >> To: <> >> Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 6:56 PM >> Subject: [S-I] Fw: Re: Whiskey galore >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> This reminded me of my Mom b in 1905 who grew her own scupanongs (I don't >> know how to spell it) and made scupanong wine. She made a brew with corn >> squeezings too. Her Dad had a still and was known for his brew. A >> relative >> told me she had heard her Dad say "There are only two kind of Holifields. >> Those that make it and those that drink it." Grandpa's mother was >> descendant >> of Nathaniel Bailey who came from Belfast Ireland to Charleston, SC in >> 1768. >> They were on the Lord Dunagannon. But, like you said, people brewed with >> whatever was growing in the back yard. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> :) Nannette >> "Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday." >> >> --- On Fri, 10/17/08, Thomas L. Mowbray <> wrote: >> >> From: Thomas L. Mowbray <> >> Subject: Re: [S-I] Whiskey galore >> To: , >> Date: Friday, October 17, 2008, 5:57 PM >> >> Greetings from Iowa: >> >> I haven't posted to the List in a long time, but your whiskey dialogue >> has >> been fun. Concerning the rye question, let's just realize that you can >> produce alcohol with just about any grain: corn, rye, wheat, rice, you >> name >> it, >> and with most fruits. Cacti and some palm trees are used. Mead is made >> from >> honey. Wherever you go in this world, somebody is brewing something to >> celebrate >> the joys and kill the dull pains of life. I.e. for thousands of years >> humans >> have used whatever grew in their backyards or whatever they could grow in >> their >> backyards to produce alcohol. >> >> When my son was in Mali, West Africa, with the Peace Corps, his host >> village >> collected a strong liquor from the fermented sap found in the trunk of a >> certain >> palm tree. They were Muslims, and forbidden to make or purchase alcohol >> for >> consumption, but since the palm tree did all the work, its product was >> considered a gift from Allah, and was therefore exempt from Muslim law. >> >> My Grandmother was a Methodist prohibitionist, but when she had a cold, >> she >> dug >> behind the innocent front row of things in her cupboard to get some good >> Irish >> whiskey from the back of the cupboard to blend with some strong tea, >> honey, >> and >> lemon juice. That was her "cough syrup." She made some for me one day >> when I had a bad cold. I was a little kid. She gave me just one spoonful >> of >> it, >> and put the rest in a little bottle for me to take home. I sipped it all >> day, >> and the results were, well, staggering. >> >> So, I hope that this is Scotch-Irish enough, but I better mention Scotch >> or >> I >> might still be off-topic. I prefer a fine Irish Whiskey to even a fine >> Scotch >> Whiskey, even though both are divine, but, for the holidays, I make sure >> I >> have >> both behind my bar. This is truly one of the joys of being Scotch-Irish. >> >> Walls for the wind, >> A roof for the rain, >> And drinks beside the fire - >> Laughter to cheer you >> With those you love near you >> And all that your heart may desire! >> >> >> Cheers! >> >> Tom >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: >> To: >> Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 12:21 PM >> Subject: [S-I] Whiskey galore >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> __________________________________________________ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >> http://mail.yahoo.com >> >> __________________________________________________ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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