To: Minutemen
“Two spoonfuls of this last liquor is a sufficient dose; if any man should exceed this, it would presently stop his breath, and endanger his life.”What a crock!
Yes, either the author was an utterly gutless wimp or he was trying to discourage the production of this particular blend because he was terrified that it might catch on and be the death knell of society as he knew it :-) (or both)
127 posted on
02/28/2006 2:42:57 AM PST by
Stoat
(Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
To: Stoat
Maybe the "spoon" they had in mind was the sort used for stirring large cauldrons of stew.
To: Stoat
Ha! I think the author meant "ladle" not SPOON.
136 posted on
02/28/2006 9:23:55 AM PST by
Minutemen
("It's a Religion of Peace")
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