"Brian Whatcott" wrote:

The liquor store (round here anyway) sells the student's favorite
inadvertent suicide tipple. It's called Everclear. It's 190
degrees
proof (95% alcohol.)

Way back when the State of Ohio was the sole retailer of spirits, you
could buy "190" all day long.

It was equivalent to moonshine, but you knew it was safe.

Add some triple distilled water and you could make your own vodka to
whatever proof you desired.

It is also kept in any hospital pharmacry, at least it was in my
college days.

Lew

Lew Hodgett wrote:
Way back when the State of Ohio was the sole retailer of spirits, you
could buy "190" all day long.

It was equivalent to moonshine, but you knew it was safe.

Add some triple distilled water and you could make your own vodka to
whatever proof you desired.

It is also kept in any hospital pharmacry, at least it was in my
college days.

Lew

I have a few bottles of the pharmacy stuff left. The military uses it to
clean electronics, and I use it to clean all sorts of things. It isn't
the same as what you buy in the store as everclear - this stuff is super
cleaned of impurities and other chemicals. Never tried drinking it
though, my taste buds run more towards dark rum.
Red

I have a few bottles of the pharmacy stuff left. The military uses it to
clean electronics, and I use it to clean all sorts of things. It isn't
the same as what you buy in the store as everclear - this stuff is super
cleaned of impurities and other chemicals. Never tried drinking it
though, my taste buds run more towards dark rum.
Red

Hey Red, Be very carfull about drinking that stuff you have. It might
be the super "dry" alcohol that uses Benzine to extract what little
water is in the ETOH mixture. What I can remember is the 95% ETOH is
okay to drink its the 98% that will kill you cause of the added
benzine to extract the water.

A wise grad student clued me into that significant diffrence, advising
that drinking the liquid found in the 2 gallon jars filled with dead
fish was drinkable IF it was 95% ETOH and strained to catch any scales
and ecto parasites that fell off in the preserving process. ya thing
lemon flavored vodka is good.........? Ummmm, try Bering Sea Sculpin
flavored lab alcohol. Now thats a real drink!
Bob

On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 23:00:49 -0700, Bob wrote:

... drinking the liquid found in the 2 gallon jars filled with dead
fish was drinkable IF it was 95% ETOH and strained to catch any scales
and ecto parasites that fell off in the preserving process. ya thing
lemon flavored vodka is good.........? Ummmm, try Bering Sea Sculpin
flavored lab alcohol. Now thats a real drink!
Bob


Now THERE'S a manly drink!

:-)

Brian W

On Oct 16, 6:46 pm, Brian Whatcott wrote:
On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 23:00:49 -0700, Bob wrote:
... drinking the liquid found in the 2 gallon jars filled with dead
fish was drinkable IF it was 95% ETOH and strained to catch any scales
and ecto parasites that fell off in the preserving process. ya thing
lemon flavored vodka is good.........? Ummmm, try Bering Sea Sculpin
flavored lab alcohol. Now thats a real drink!
Bob

Now THERE'S a manly drink!

:-)

Brian W


Hi Brian:
Do you thing Wilbur would approve and deem fish flavored lab alcohol
as amply manly and adequately nautical?
Bob

On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:44:00 -0700, Bob wrote:


Hi Brian:
Do you thing Wilbur would approve and deem fish flavored lab alcohol
as amply manly and adequately nautical?
Bob



I'm uncomfortable to think I might be able to predict a Wilbur
reaction & response - so I'll pass!

Brian W

Bob wrote back to say:
Hey Red, Be very carfull about drinking that stuff you have. It might
be the super "dry" alcohol that uses Benzine to extract what little
water is in the ETOH mixture. What I can remember is the 95% ETOH is
okay to drink its the 98% that will kill you cause of the added
benzine to extract the water.

Thanks for the warning Bob, but no worry - I don't plan on drinking it.
There's nothing on the bottle that alludes to benzine on the assay list.
Some things on the label on the bottle says:
Ethyl Alcohol, Absolute, ACS
Flash Point 57deg. F
Specific Gravity at 15.56deg. C .... 0.794
Made by AAPER Alcohol and Chemical Co.
Shelbyville, KY

It does smell good though...
Red