Subj : Al K. Haul
To : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Sat Jun 28 2025 15:17:02
Hi Dave,
DD> booze as an ingredient so much over the years we've both been on the
DD> echo that I made an assumption. And we both know what "assume" does.
RH> A few years ago we started trying small amounts of it in cooking. Still
RH> don't drink it tho.
DD> Which brings us back to the original reason for fermentation, eTc. As
DD> a food preservation method from back in the pre-refrigeration days.
Same with a number of things we don't do these days. When was the last
time you buried a ham in a barrel of salt to cure it? Most likely,
never, but that was common at one time.
DD> But your usage pretty much mirrors mine these days. I use it
DD> culinarily, not recreationally.
You probably use it more than we do. We can go months without using it,
then I'll do something that calls for it a couple of times, then not
again for more months. Shrimp scampi is enhanced by a splash of white
wine a couple of minutes before turning off the heat & serving it over
pasta.
DD> My grandmother used to act scandalised when she had the sip of wine
DD> at Sunday communuin in her church. But she kept a bottle of
Chrisyain DD> Brothers brandy in her pantry for use in cooking. Bv)=
RH> We use grape juice for communion. The church we were members of when we
RH> were first married used wine but after that we've been members of
RH> Southern Baptist congregations. Joined a small SBC church in California
RH> when Steve was in language school, liked what they stood for (a few
RH> minor side disagreemenst but nothing serious) and have stayed with them
RH> ever since.
DD> Without getting off into an off-topic discussion of religion - wine is
DD> and has been an integral part of Western religion since before the
DD> late, great J. C.
Definatly. IIRC, the southwestern native Americans fermented cactus
juice.
DD> And many of the old, traditional wineries/distilleries began in and in
DD> many cases are owned/operated by various religious orders.
Which goes against some orders of poverty.
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Catch you later,
Ruth
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