On Sun, 08 Feb 2009 20:58:05 +0000, June Hughes wrote:

> In message >, Wim van Bemmel
> > writes
>>On Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:13:25 +0000, James Silverton wrote:
>>
>>> blake wrote on Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:09:31 GMT:
>>>
>>>>> Does vinegar contain any alcohol? The web says yes and no!
>>>
>>>> i think it depends (and depends on why you want to know). i have
>>>> seen references that say it might set off a reaction in those taking
>>>> antabuse (disulfuram), due to a chemical in vinegar that is very
>>>> similar to alcohol. but i don't think it's otherwise detectable by
>>>> humans.
>>>
>>>> wine vinegars may contain trace amounts.
>>>
>>> Originally, "vinegar" was the Latin term for "sour wine", the stuff
>>> the legionaries drank. However, I've never gotten drunk on current
>>> vinegar.
>>
>>The French name "vinaigre" means literally "vin aigre" = sour wine. That
>>is what your wine becomes if you leave the bottle open. So there may be
>>some alcohol left.
>>
> Are you the Wim who used to post here years ago? If you are it's great
> to see you again. If not, welcome to ukfd. Enjoy!

Might be, yes, in fact I posted here already many years ago. I never
posted to ukfd, though. I am, and did, post to rfc.
And, in general, crosspostings to more than 2 groups are killfiled.
So, the best way not to be read by me, is crosspost to 3 newsgroups. You
escaped by accident.

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Groet, salut, Wim.