Dave Smith wrote:
> Janet Wilder wrote:
>
>>>
>>> It was not a mock absinthe. Pernod was the most popular brand of
>>> that type of liquor. It had a high alcohol content and had the added
>>> kick of the wormwood. When absinthe was banned it re-emerged as
>>> pastis. a lower alcohol spirit but without the wormwood. It is very
>>> popular all around the Mediterranean and especially in France.
>>>
>>
>> I had Pastis in Paris last Fall. It was wonderful. I have scoured the
>> local liquor stores and no one seems to have it. I looked on the
>> cruise ship in February but they didn't have it either. It seems to
>> be a novelty liquor here. I guess I can live without it. <g>
>>
>
> You can get it in any liquor store around here. I always have some on
> hand. A little pastis is a nice touch to flambee shrimp. It is also a
> nice drink on a hot summer day, but be careful. That stuff is potent.

Don't I know it! ;-)

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Janet Wilder
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