[Magdalen] Heather Cook

[Jay Weigel]

Funny about stuff you can't get. I miss, of all things, extra sharp ginger
brandy, which was what my boss Ann Hierlmeier of blessed memory (and I
 suspect many others) used to treat a cold. That stuff would scald your
tonsils and do a pretty good job of cleaning out your sinuses etc. You can
get regular ginger brandy around here and in Tennessee, but not Extra
Sharp. Regular is no good.When I go back to Wisconsin next summer I will
have to look for some. It is strictly medicinal, trust me.....I would NEVER
drink the stuff for fun!!!!

On Sat, Nov 7, 2015 at 12:21 AM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 9:49 PM, Jim Guthrie <jguthrie at pipeline.com> wrote:
> > I get the impression that although Cumin is an old spice, it was not
> > familiar to
> > most American palates.
>
> A late friend of mine was a major fan of this liqueur:
>
> Kümmel, also called kummel or kimmel, is a sweet, colorless liqueur
> flavored with caraway seed, cumin, and fennel.
>
> ...and lived in Michigan, where apparently this liqueur is not on the
> state's wholesale list, which means you can't buy it. And you can't
> send it into Michigan. He often implored me to FedEx him some (we have
> the Binny's chain, which carries it) and mark the box "Printer's Ink."
> Yeah, right.
>
> Who knew it would be a banned substance in Michigan? (A state that
> controls alcohol by requiring all retailers to buy from the
> state...and prices are set by the state, so you'll never see a "sale"
> price on, say, vodka).
>
>
> --
> Scott R. Knitter
> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
>