On Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 11:20:09 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
> On Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 12:00:17 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> > "Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message ...
> >
> > On 12/6/2016 7:31 PM, wrote:
> > > On Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 9:58:15 AM UTC-5, Win Segal wrote:
> > >> Now that fondue cooking seems to be coming back, I'm giving a gift of a
> > >> fondue set with a fondue cookbook. Also want to give some sterno.
> > >> Here's
> > >> the question. First, do all fondue pots use the same size canned sterno?
> > >> Then, liquid sterno is being sold at the local bed and bath.
> > >> Instructions
> > >> say that you just pour the liquid where the sterno goes. This sounds
> > >> much
> > >> easier. Does anyone know anything about this liquid sterno? Thanks.
> > >>
> > >> Win
> > >
> > > Yes, I used liquid stereo for years with my stainless steel set. it is
> > > wonderful if you can find it!!
> > >
> >
> > Amazon
> >
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> >
> > What is 'sterno'? I googled but all I get is a muscle
> >
> >
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> > http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk
>
> Sterno, as you now know, is gelled alcohol. What you probably don't know
> is that folks used to squeeze the liquid out of the gel and drink it for
> the alcohol. Sterno junkies. Beats the hell out of me why they did this.
> Why the heck would they buy Sterno instead of wine? How cheap was
> Sterno? The stuff was toxic as it contained methanol. Evidently, to
> junkies, what don't kill you can make you high and therefore has some
> value.

You can get Sterno in a dry county.

In 1999 I moved to Temperance, Michigan, right after the expiration of
a 100-year-old law prohibiting the sale of alcohol for drinking purposes.

Cindy Hamilton