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OldBaldy1701E

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4. You remind me of this little gem from Prohibition.

Reply to mikelewis (Original post)

Thu Jul 24, 2025, 11:07 PM

Jul 24

From Wikipedia: Prohibition in the United States.

Enterprising grape farmers produced liquid and semi-solid grape concentrates, often called "wine bricks" or "wine blocks". This demand led California grape growers to increase their land under cultivation by about 700% during the first five years of Prohibition. The grape concentrate was sold with a "warning": "After dissolving the brick in a gallon of water, do not place the liquid in a jug away in the cupboard for twenty days, because then it will turn into wine, which would be illegal".

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Did you know it's illegal to pour milk into wine... [View all] mikelewis Jul 24 OP

This post should be in the DU Fiction forum Ptah Jul 24 #1

Huh? ProfessorGAC Jul 24 #2

Ah... see... mikelewis Jul 25 #5

I Don't Believe It ProfessorGAC Jul 25 #7

I love DU so much! Laffy Kat Jul 24 #3

You remind me of this little gem from Prohibition. OldBaldy1701E Jul 24 #4

This is technically called applejacking... they used to use cider... but I figures wine would do just as good :) nt mikelewis Jul 25 #6