On 2010-06-11, Sky > wrote:
> Since both gumbo file' and rootbeer are derived from sassafras, can they
> be substituted for each other?

Probably not, as I doubt there are any commercial root beers that
actually include real sassafras. In fact, sassafras was banned as an
ingredient in root beer until the health food whackos lobbied to turn
dietary supplements into a dangerous free-for-all. Read the wiki on
sassafras and follow a few relevent links. Very enlightening.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sassafras

nb

notbob wrote:
> Sky > wrote:
>
>> Since both gumbo file' and rootbeer are derived from sassafras, can they
>> be substituted for each other?

File' is made from the almost flavorless leaves that act like starch.
Root been used to be made from the flavor filled root bark.

> Probably not, as I doubt there are any commercial root beers that
> actually include real sassafras. In fact, sassafras was banned as an
> ingredient in root beer until the health food whackos lobbied to turn
> dietary supplements into a dangerous free-for-all. Read the wiki on
> sassafras and follow a few relevent links. Very enlightening.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sassafras

About 1990 I read up on saferole and decided to make a couple of
batches of real root beer from scratch using an old recipe. I think
Eric Hughes then at Berkeley posted the book reference on RFC. The
resulting brew was too wierd for anyone who tried it.

On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:05:45 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>On 2010-06-11, Sky > wrote:
>> Since both gumbo file' and rootbeer are derived from sassafras, can they
>> be substituted for each other?
>
>Probably not, as I doubt there are any commercial root beers that
>actually include real sassafras. In fact, sassafras was banned as an
>ingredient in root beer until the health food whackos lobbied to turn
>dietary supplements into a dangerous free-for-all. Read the wiki on
>sassafras and follow a few relevent links. Very enlightening.
>
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sassafras
>
>nb

Also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasparilla

On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:05:45 GMT, notbob > wrote:

> Read the wiki on sassafras and follow a few relevent links.

Dear god, nb. It's people like you who got me into trouble with the
Wiki word police. Say Wikipedia when you mean Wikipedia or I'll
continue to call it Wiki too.


--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

On 2010-06-11, sf > wrote:

> Dear god, nb. It's people like you who got me into trouble with the
> Wiki word police.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dear_God

I didn't read it, also.

nb