SC - Religious dietary restrictions

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Tara wrote:
>- -Magdalena wrote:
>>...although a few recipes do call for steeping your whatever in
>  >aquavitae or brandy. 
>
>What are the sources of those recipes?  I've been looking for recipes
>steeping whatever in brandy, but the only one I've found so far is
>Martha Washington's "To make Cinnamon Water without distilling", which
>sounds like more like an exception than the rule.  All the steeping
>recipes I've come across seem to be from significantly out of period,
>when brandy and aqua vitae were (presumably) more commonly available.
>I'd love to be proved wrong...

So far, Tara, from what i've seen, you are correct, that is, the only 
recipes i've seen for what passes as cordial around here are OOP, 
either slightly or grossly (such as the "Sex In a Bottle" 
chocolate-mint stuff, etc.).

But there's a little problem: distilling (except for making one's own 
flower waters) is not legal in the US. So if one wants to make a 
cordial, medicinal, or other alcoholic liquid, one has to make it by 
steeping the ingredients in a distilled liquor, rather than 
distilling wine or other liquid oneself.

At least, that's how it seems to me.

Obviously, this does not apply to SCAdians who live where personal 
distilling is not illegal.

Anahita al-shazhiyya
still hoping someone will answer her related question in the aqua 
vitae thread...