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Brick[_5_]

On 17-Jul-2009, wrote:

> I was reading through the BBQ FAQ and saw a list of woods not to use.
> Most of which didn't surprise me but one did. SASSAFRAS. Why shouldn't
> this wood be used? I would think it would impart a slightly sweet
> flavor.....no?

Surprises me too. As a kid I cooked a lot of hotdogs over Sassafras as it
grew like a weed all over the place and was the most conveniently available
wood for a kid to build a fire. I never perceived anything evil about it.
It's
fair to say that it didn't kill me.

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They always run out of other people's money.
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