On Jan 23, 12:53*am, "Paul M. Cook" > wrote:
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > "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.
>
> Beer is regulated at the federal level. *Any beer over 5% alcohol is
> labelled and taxed as liquor. What makes it odd is wine is 11-13% an yet it
> does not have the same restriction. *That's more an example of lobbying than
> anything else.

I don't know. I never heard of anyone drinking a six-pack of wine. :-)

> > 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.
>
> Just get a regular bottle. *It keeps forever. *Use it year after year.. *I
> happen to really like fruitcake soaked in rum. *Yum.

I love anything soaked in rum. Well, not people.

Jerry
--
When ideas fail, words come in very handy.
-- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe