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Default Everclear; was Wanted: A French Toast Recipe Please.

On Aug 30, 7:38*pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:44:03 -0500, Sky wrote:
> > It's about 180-proof alcohol, often injected into watermelons & such.
> > Think of 'frat' parties and/or something like that

>
> Proof varies by state, usually it will be the maximum allowed by state
> law, usually about 160 or 190 proof.
>
> If it's pure alcohol and water, isn't this just as good as a premium
> quadruple-distilled vodka?
>


Reminds me in college the chem majors would have lab alcohol parties.
Once you unscrewed the lid of the container, the alcohol would go down
from 100% alcohol to 96%, as it combined with moisture from the air.
Thus is was 192 proof.