"gtr" > wrote in message news:2016022313084418449-xxx@yyyzzz...
> On 2016-02-23 20:40:41 +0000, Paul M. Cook said:
>
>> Gin was originally a cheap rotgut made to keep the rabble drunk and under
>> control in Britain. The juniper berries were added to hide the foul
>> taste.
>
> You oughta just skim a wiki story, or any other, about Gin and its origins
> to get the full sense of how totally wrong you are.


http://www.history.co.uk/study-topic...y-gin-crazeGin wasn't called "mother's ruin" for nothing. In 19th century England ginwas a cheap booze for poor people who wanted a way to escape the agony oflife. It became fashionable sometime later. Lot's of poor people stuffbecame popular; lobster, oysters and now even beef skirt is as costly asprime rib and I used to get it almost free because meat markets couldn'tsell it.


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