To: Tamar1973; Tarkus2040; rockabyebaby; All
Now here is a real tragedy! ;)
Ethanol boom may fuel shortage of tequila
“Mexican farmers are setting ablaze fields of blue agave, the cactus-like plant used to make the fiery spirit tequila, and resowing the land with corn as soaring U.S. ethanol demand pushes up prices.”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1842738/posts
121 posted on
05/31/2007 4:14:10 PM PDT by
dynachrome
(Henry Bowman is right.)
To: dynachrome
That’s what soju is for, right? LOL!
123 posted on
05/31/2007 4:14:46 PM PDT by
Tamar1973
(Every Thread a BYJ Thread (http://www.byj.co.kr/)!)
To: dynachrome
LOL, did you read the comments!
126 posted on
05/31/2007 4:17:01 PM PDT by
rockabyebaby
(My House is Guarded By A Shotgun 3 Days A Week.... Guess Which Days.)
To: dynachrome
Oh, the poor blue agave! Can we import the rest of the plants from Mexico and pay millions/billions to nurture them back to health?
133 posted on
05/31/2007 4:24:31 PM PDT by
Tarkus2040
("Borders, language and culture!" --Michael Savage)
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