10-27-2022, 05:46 AM
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Given the subject matter of Survival and Sustainability, what kind of alcoholic beverages might be acceptable in a situation where nothing else is available?
https://truewestmagazine.com/whiskey-in-the-old-west/
Quote:Whiskey In The Old West
A lot of whiskey was consumed. There was good whiskey and there was bad. Or, as some would say, “It was all good, but some was better.”
by Marshall Trimble | May 21, 2020 | True West Blog
One of the favorite whiskey recipes is Ol’ Snakehead. Ingredients were:
1 gal. alcohol.
1 lb. plug or black twist of tobacco for color.
1 lb. black strap molasses for flavor.
1 handful red Spanish peppers for spice.
5 gal. river water.
2 rattlesnake heads per barrel. This gives it “spirit.”
Then drop in a horseshoe. If the shoe sinks, it ain’t ready yet but when it rises to the surface and floats, the whiskey is ready to drink.
https://truewestmagazine.com/whiskey-in-the-old-west/