[Sca-cooks] Period gifts in jars

[Terry Decker]

> --- Terry Decker <t.d.decker at worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> As I recall, you need 90 proof or better to burn hot enough to light off 
>> the
>> gunpowder.
>
> So, would the gunpowder be mixed with the liquor, or set alight and then 
> topped with powder??
>
> Very interesting stuff, to be sure.
>
> WdG

You just pour it on top of the gunpowder.  Too much water in the mix and the 
gunpowder won't flare.  The alcohol is an accelerant.  Once you reach the 
point where gunpowder will burn in the alcohol, the higher the proof, the 
hotter the burn.

Bear