Some interesting(?) history stuff...

"David Snedeker" wrote in message
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Well you are not the first to find Hegi less than perfect,

Still, she was all the rage 29 hours ago.

but at least she
and a few others have tried to positively address the issue of
intergenerational guilt and personality disorders endemic with children of
the Third Reich.

Ah, the sins of the fathers and all that, eh? Well, I suppose anyone who
traded in that coin would also be content to rest on their laurels, ainna?

Wolfgang
who, busy enough with his own life, can think of no good reason to try to
live someone else's.

"David Snedeker" wrote in message
...

Well you are not the first to find Hegi less than perfect,

Still, she was all the rage 29 hours ago.

but at least she
and a few others have tried to positively address the issue of
intergenerational guilt and personality disorders endemic with children of
the Third Reich.

Ah, the sins of the fathers and all that, eh? Well, I suppose anyone who
traded in that coin would also be content to rest on their laurels, ainna?

Wolfgang
who, busy enough with his own life, can think of no good reason to try to
live someone else's.

wrote:

On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 07:00:56 -0600, Conan the Librarian
wrote:

[snip of another of Richard's hallucinations :-)]

(of course, it could have been the wormwood)

If wormwood was involved, you would have had to been at the New Absinthe
House...

I'm afaid I'm missing some inside joke here, but I'll bite.

I'm guessing no place in NoLa would be serving absinthe (or at least
no place would do it openly). I know they still make a drink with
Pernod that's supposed to be similar to the old absinthe drip, but
there's no wormwood in it. (Wormwood was outlawed in the twenties.(?))

Now that I think about it, I remember seeing two "absinthe houses"
in the Vieux Carre. One was pretty rundown and very quiet, while the
other was bustling. We stopped at the one that was rundown.


Chuck Vance (absinthe makes the heart grow fon ... naw, I can't
do it)

wrote:

On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 07:00:56 -0600, Conan the Librarian
wrote:

[snip of another of Richard's hallucinations :-)]

(of course, it could have been the wormwood)

If wormwood was involved, you would have had to been at the New Absinthe
House...

I'm afaid I'm missing some inside joke here, but I'll bite.

I'm guessing no place in NoLa would be serving absinthe (or at least
no place would do it openly). I know they still make a drink with
Pernod that's supposed to be similar to the old absinthe drip, but
there's no wormwood in it. (Wormwood was outlawed in the twenties.(?))

Now that I think about it, I remember seeing two "absinthe houses"
in the Vieux Carre. One was pretty rundown and very quiet, while the
other was bustling. We stopped at the one that was rundown.


Chuck Vance (absinthe makes the heart grow fon ... naw, I can't
do it)

"Conan the Librarian" wrote in message
...
SNIP
Chuck Vance (absinthe makes the heart grow fon ... naw, I can't
do it)


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absinthe

http://www.seborabsinth.com/faqs/legal_us.asp

TL
MC

"Conan the Librarian" wrote in message
...
SNIP
Chuck Vance (absinthe makes the heart grow fon ... naw, I can't
do it)


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absinthe

http://www.seborabsinth.com/faqs/legal_us.asp

TL
MC

On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 07:13:39 -0600, Conan the Librarian
wrote:

wrote:

On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 07:00:56 -0600, Conan the Librarian
wrote:

[snip of another of Richard's hallucinations :-)]

(of course, it could have been the wormwood)

If wormwood was involved, you would have had to been at the New Absinthe
House...

I'm afaid I'm missing some inside joke here, but I'll bite.

I'm guessing no place in NoLa would be serving absinthe (or at least
no place would do it openly).

Exactly - "absinthe" as my diplomat/businessmen ancestors could have
ordered it is no longer legal.

I know they still make a drink with
Pernod that's supposed to be similar to the old absinthe drip, but
there's no wormwood in it. (Wormwood was outlawed in the twenties.(?))

Well, wormwood wasn't outlawed, but its use in drink was (and I think
you are at least approximately correct about the date, but ???) There
are a number of substitutes for the original in cocktails, including a
local version, Herbsaint. If one really wanted wormwood, they could add
a few drops of Absorbine to a bottle of one of the substitutes, but from
my limited experience with the "real" stuff and from what I've heard, it
wasn't the wormwood that made the original so potent, it was the alcohol
combined with the climate in NO. I've seen folks act pretty crazy here
and never get near anything but rum punch drinks...

Now that I think about it, I remember seeing two "absinthe houses"
in the Vieux Carre. One was pretty rundown and very quiet, while the
other was bustling. We stopped at the one that was rundown.

There are two, but that wasn't to what I was referring - it was the
wormwood not being available.

And if you like "absinthe"-esque drinks, try a Herbsaint frappe, rather
than a drip. I'll have an occasional drip with tourist-type visitors,
simply because we have the equipment and the visitors think it is neat,
but I prefer a frappe, with Peychaud bitters, a little simple syrup,
Herbsaint, and poured over fine ice pieces (crushed will work in a
pinch, but IMO, shaved ice melts too fast).

TC,
R

On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 07:13:39 -0600, Conan the Librarian
wrote:

wrote:

On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 07:00:56 -0600, Conan the Librarian
wrote:

[snip of another of Richard's hallucinations :-)]

(of course, it could have been the wormwood)

If wormwood was involved, you would have had to been at the New Absinthe
House...

I'm afaid I'm missing some inside joke here, but I'll bite.

I'm guessing no place in NoLa would be serving absinthe (or at least
no place would do it openly).

Exactly - "absinthe" as my diplomat/businessmen ancestors could have
ordered it is no longer legal.

I know they still make a drink with
Pernod that's supposed to be similar to the old absinthe drip, but
there's no wormwood in it. (Wormwood was outlawed in the twenties.(?))

Well, wormwood wasn't outlawed, but its use in drink was (and I think
you are at least approximately correct about the date, but ???) There
are a number of substitutes for the original in cocktails, including a
local version, Herbsaint. If one really wanted wormwood, they could add
a few drops of Absorbine to a bottle of one of the substitutes, but from
my limited experience with the "real" stuff and from what I've heard, it
wasn't the wormwood that made the original so potent, it was the alcohol
combined with the climate in NO. I've seen folks act pretty crazy here
and never get near anything but rum punch drinks...

Now that I think about it, I remember seeing two "absinthe houses"
in the Vieux Carre. One was pretty rundown and very quiet, while the
other was bustling. We stopped at the one that was rundown.

There are two, but that wasn't to what I was referring - it was the
wormwood not being available.

And if you like "absinthe"-esque drinks, try a Herbsaint frappe, rather
than a drip. I'll have an occasional drip with tourist-type visitors,
simply because we have the equipment and the visitors think it is neat,
but I prefer a frappe, with Peychaud bitters, a little simple syrup,
Herbsaint, and poured over fine ice pieces (crushed will work in a
pinch, but IMO, shaved ice melts too fast).

TC,
R

Mike Connor wrote:

"Conan the Librarian" wrote in message
...
SNIP

Chuck Vance (absinthe makes the heart grow fon ... naw, I can't
do it)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absinthe

http://www.seborabsinth.com/faqs/legal_us.asp

So while there are some murky areas, absinthe cannot be legally sold
in a bar. Absinthe substitutes, yes.

Wasn't that what I said? :-)


Chuck Vance

Mike Connor wrote:

"Conan the Librarian" wrote in message
...
SNIP

Chuck Vance (absinthe makes the heart grow fon ... naw, I can't
do it)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absinthe

http://www.seborabsinth.com/faqs/legal_us.asp

So while there are some murky areas, absinthe cannot be legally sold
in a bar. Absinthe substitutes, yes.

Wasn't that what I said? :-)


Chuck Vance