Re: Very OT alcohol question

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from "Mike Lyle" <mike_lyle_uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> contains these words:

> Larry Stoter wrote:
> > Sacha <sacha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> For some reason, I feel sure that someone here will be able to
> help
> >> me with this query; in Italy we bought a bottle of Limoncello and
> >> were told to keep it in the freezer. Certainly, my understanding
> is
> >> that our hotel kept their supplies in that way. Is it safe for us
> >> to do this at home with the one we bought which is 35% alcohol?
> >
> > Why might it not be safe?

> Carol Thatcher told how, in a to me rare redeeming feature, her
> mother would never ice Champagne before the result. The bottle
> therefore had to go in the freezer for a quick chill. So the family
> became accustomed to occasional bits of broken glass in the peas. The
> higher the concentration of alcohol, the less likely this sad result.

Butbutbutbutbut... Limonello isn't fizzy, is it?

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