HERB - HERB Queen Ann's Lace, and many other things

[Lughnasa@aol.com]

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
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