HERB - HERB Queen Ann's Lace, and many other things
Lughnasa@aol.com
Lughnasa at aol.com
Wed Jul 1 03:41:24 PDT 1998
In a message dated 98-06-18 00:17:00 EDT, you write:
>
> Absinthe, if it existed in period at all, was probably late period. It was
> the
> acid of the nineteenth century. It causes madness and brain damage. It is
> banned in all the industrilised nations, but I have it on fairly good
> authority you can still get in in the Bahamas, so somebody's still making
it.
>
> I think the belief in magic dosen't need any drug assistance... but maybe
> our
> Psychic Friends on the Hotline have a different opinion...:) . There WAS a
> theory that the witch hysteria was caused somewhat by ergot poisoning,
ergot
> being a fungus that grows on rye. I tend to believe it's herd mentality...
> just like the McCarthy hearings.
>
You can get it in New York. You can also find recipes on the net. I really
recommend staying away from those, though. There are plenty of people who
still brew it for parties since it's only illegal to SELL it.
Kris
============================================================================
Go to http://lists.ansteorra.org/lists.html to perform mailing list tasks.
More information about the Herbalist
mailing list