[Sca-cooks] period date info?

[Stefan li Rous]

Bear said:
> Arrack derived from the Arabic "araq" meaning sweet juice.  "Araq at-tamr"
> means fermented juice of the date.  These days it is made from pine sap,
> rice or molasses.

Pine sap, rice or molasses? That would seem to result in three widely
varying flavors. Pine sap? There's not much sugar there. Maybe it's
either boiled down quite a lot or additional sugar is added?

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