Good morning!!!!

[buckeyefarmer]

Hardly.

We have way more beer gardens and wineries. It's the in thing. Especially for those seeking ag-exemptions.

Moonshine can blind you.

None of these appeal to me. But I do like cider.

 

[toppop52]

Sounds like the voice of experience!!!

My family moved from Alabama to NC because the revenuers got too hot on them. My grandfather on mom’s side spent a year as the guest of the feds.

 

[toppop52]

Speaking of radiators I wonder if the new ones would work good,
plastic tanks and glue, no lead?????
Or would the alcohol desolve the glue.

The old ones worked well because they were copper.

 

[Rich B1]

I think the worst part of using radiators to make 'shine was not being clean. The ethaline glycol was causing the blindness and other health issues.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Speaking of radiators I wonder if the new ones would work good,
plastic tanks and glue, no lead?????
Or would the alcohol desolve the glue.

If you believe reality TV, the copper in the coils helps purify the liquor. Try some of the original Climax brand moonshine made by Tim Smith. Very smooth with a strong corn flavor. I like his "aged" whiskeys , too.

 

[kenmbz]

The lumberjacks up the road from my uncles had two copper stills.
They were pretty old and worked well.
None of us got blind, but man that stuff was strong.

Wish I had pictures, but that probably would not have been appreciated....

The sheriff would have busted them, but he liked the product too much

I remember as a kid picking dandelions with our friends. The adults made it into wine.
Never liked the taste, but it was very common to see everyone making their own wine, from just about anything that grew.

 

[RoyJackson]

I remember as a kid picking dandelions with our friends. The adults made it into wine.
Never liked the taste, but it was very common to see everyone making their own wine, from just about anything that grew.

My neighbor in PA made it too...I thought it was rather bitter. He made wine from a number of fruity plants.
Also made applejack...good stuff, very potent!!!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Grandma made dandelion salads in the spring. Put a hot vinegar dressing on it. The buds, before opening into flowers were very good. Don’t think I had one since my grandmother died.

 

[daugen]

we picked those dandelions as kids too, safe to do since we didn't spray all that lawn with anything and we would get a good sized bag of them.
Gave them to elderly tenant on the farm, he brought out a wooden screw press and made dandelion wine.
He was so proud of it and gave my Dad two bottles every year. It was horrible. Gagifying. We called it liquid lawn. But my Father always showed great praise for it, it was truly
the thought that counted.

 

[Buppies]

Franklin County is known for some of the best. In my younger years have sampled shine from Tennessee NC WVA and Va and my personal favorite from Franklin County peach brandy