Re: Drug Use in Korea

["Janet Valentine" <valent03@bellsouth.net>]

 Okay, that's where civilian culinary divas get them. *smile*  (My question
makes it clear that I don't qualify.)  But, would they have been part of any
sort of ration that the average soldier would have had access to?  Perhaps
ship's cooks had a greater variety of herbs and other seasonings available
to them, hence available to innovative sailors?  So, what I'm asking is -
where'd your uncle get those puppies, and was it likely that others would
have had similar access?  Of all the recollections I've read of concocting
fermented or distilled (can't recall anyone claiming to be a war zone
vintner) beverages they've not mentioned juniper berries.  Rasins, medical
alcohol & various other fluids, bread &  pineapple juice tend to top the
list - things that show up as part of one type of ration or the other.  As
you can see, I'm curious about the details.

Janet


----- Original Message -----
From: "Patricia Winston (Trish)" <winstonp001@hawaii.rr.com>
To: <KOREAN-WAR-L@raven.cc.ku.edu>
Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 2:57 PM
Subject: Re: Drug Use in Korea


> Since they are sold in the spice rack, I would expect them to be readily
> available.  They are absolutely de rigueur for creating authentic
> sauerbraten.
>
> Wunderfrau Trish
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Janet Valentine" <valent03@bellsouth.net>
> To: <KOREAN-WAR-L@raven.cc.ku.edu>
> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 7:52 AM
> Subject: Re: Drug Use in Korea
>
>
> > Where do soldiers/sailors get the juniper berries?
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tom Hickcox" <cometkazie@earthlink.net>
> > To: <KOREAN-WAR-L@raven.cc.ku.edu>
> > Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 1:13 PM
> > Subject: Re: Drug Use in Korea
> >
> >
> > > At 08:06 8/2/01, Janet Valentine wrote:
> > >
> > > >LOL!  No doubt everyone on the list knows that gin is distilled from
> > juniper
> > > >berries.  I have to agree with Trish  on her assessment of  iodine as
> > > >scotch - bleccchhhhh!  But those sorts of recollections are valuable
> > > >historical evidence, and this one speaks of a long soldier tradition
of
> > > >creativity and flaunting of official regs.
> > >
> > > I believe gin is flavored with rather than distilled from juniper
> > > berries.  At any rate, something has to be fermented to form the
alcohol
> > > first, then distilled.  At one time the juniper berries were placed in
> the
> > > distillation column so the distillate picked up their flavor.
> > >
> > > In Mister Roberts, his buddies tried to concoct Scotch from medicinal
> > > alcohol & used iodine as an ingredient.
> > >
> > > FWIW,
> > >
> > > Tommy
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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