"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:14:05 -0800, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>> news
>>> On Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:10:48 -0800, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>>> So do you know of any weird food laws that used to be? Or still are?
>>>
>>> Since you mentioned alcohol: No beer above 5%. All bars must serve
>>> hard alcohol from airline bottles. The public may not purchase airline
>>> bottles at retail stores.
>>>
>>> South Carolina.
>>
>> Interesting! Thanks! I had forgotten about the beer thing. Ours must
>> be
>> under a certain percent too. We once went to a bar in Baltimore and I
>> got a
>> beer. I am not sure why because I am not really a beer drinker. My
>> husband
>> commented that I needed to take it easy because the beer was a stronger
>> percentage than I was used to. And I can attest to that. Never again.
>>
>> I don't think we can get the airline bottles here. I did look for them
>> when
>> I used to make fruitcake. Didn't see them at the liquor store. But I
>> could
>> get them at the military store in MA.
>
> In Texas you can't buy less than 2 airline bottles at a time. I just
> heard that law the other day (at a liquor store).
Strange.