[Sca-cooks] Period gifts in jars
Terry Decker
t.d.decker at worldnet.att.net
Sun Nov 28 07:51:14 PST 2004
> --- 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
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