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Re: Happy December!
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Fri, 3 Dec 1999 16:23:12 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> Selçuk wrote:
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> > Illegal Chocolate? What kind of a thing is it?..:-)
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> It is illegal to sell candy in the US that has any sort of alcohol in
> it. I have never heard a good explanation why other than "kids might eat
> it and decide that booze is fun or tastes yummy". Which, if you've ever
> been to florida during spring break, you know that kids already came to
> that conclusion anyway, it just took them a bit longer.
Wow, crazy. In the last couple years (a budding tradition), Christmas doesn't
even start until Costco has packs of rum candies. ;) I guess that's the kind
of immoral, corrupting behavior you get when you marry into a Dutch family.
<grin, duck>(1)
Another odd/related question: Is it illegal to *make* candy with alcohol
therein? If I was in the States, I could get arrested for my chocolate
cherries!
James
http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/
1: My wife occaisionally lurks. ;)
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| In lugnet.off-topic.fun, James Brown writes: I guess that's the kind (...) hurrah for immoral and corrupting!!! ;> (...) From what I understand- you can make wine and beer as long as you don't sell it- that's a tax thing. I don't think you are (...) (27 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
| | | Re: Happy December!
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| (...) Aw, man.. That _sucks_. Not even cherry bon-bons? (...) Well, yeah, but booze _does_ taste yummy ;) When handled properly. Cherry+Kirsch filled candies, rum with your raisin cakes, and single malts pure (and _never_ on the rocks). (...) That (...) (27 years ago, 7-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Happy December!
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| (...) It is illegal to sell candy in the US that has any sort of alcohol in it. I have never heard a good explanation why other than "kids might eat it and decide that booze is fun or tastes yummy". Which, if you've ever been to florida during (...) (27 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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