Jocelyn De Contents wrote:
> Goomba38 wrote:
>> Jocelyn De Contents wrote:
>>> I was talking to a friend this evening about tiramisu and she makes it
>>> for her family with rum in it. She said her kids love it! (They
>>> probably sleep well, too....) I was wondering what would happen if..
>>> let's say...an 11 or 12 year old kid wanted to order this dessert in a
>>> restaurant? Would they not be permitted to serve a boozy dessert to a
>>> minor? Any restaurant owners in the house? Thanks for any
>>> enlightenment on this. I've never seen this discussed anywhere before.
>>> BTW... I grew up on Bacardi rum cake...and man, it was good.
>>>
>> I can't believe anyone would seriously worry about this little amount of
>> alcohol in a dessert?
>> No one ever got drunk or high off a slice of tiramisu. Trust me.
>
> My question is whether restaurants can LEGALLY sell a dessert
> containing booze in it to a minor. The actual amount of alcohol in a
> slice of tiramisu is rather irrelevent. Booze is booze and you can't
> sell booze to a kid. Or ~can~ you if it's in a dessert? That's my
> question here.
>


How do you feel about using lemon extract? It's 175 proof, you know.
That's stronger than *any* liquor that I know of. Even bread contains
alcohol; does that make it booze?

Do we need the government's permission to give a kid a sandwich?

Best regards,
Bob