FW: SC - Horror story

[Decker, Margaret]

> Is sassafrass the basis for root beer?  I think I heard that, somewhere. 
> If so, then birch beer might be the European variety, possibly made in
> Scandanavia.  Any vikings out there know?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Allison
> allilyn at juno.com
> 
I believe it is the chief flavoring agent in sassparilla.  Root beer is
flavored by a mixture of roots and spices (the precise mix I don't
remember).  Birch beer is flavored with birch sap.  I believe all of these
are less than two centuries old.

There are some interesting precursors to sodas in 19th Century cookbooks.
OOP but interesting.

Bear
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