On Mon 19 Dec 2005 09:12:04p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Ken Davey?
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Goomba38 said:
Michael 'Dog3' Lonergan said:
ROFL... Absinthe make the brain go yonder.
Michael
oh god.. you're killing me here!! LOL <making note of all the Absinthe jokes>
Goomba
Actually the old saw went "Absinthe makes the heart grow fodder". All in all it is an interesting drink and an acquired taste. It does not deserve it's bad reputation. http://www.absinthebuyersguide.com/history.html
Ken.
I've never tasted absinthe, but have read that Pernod is a decent substitute without absinthe's toxic characteristics. I'd say that for many people, Pernod is also an acquired taste. I happen to love it.
-- Wayne Boatwright *¿* _____________________________________________
Somewhere along the road of life I read that because of absinthe being aged in wormwood, there was a toxin that leached into the liquid that caused insanity if consumed with regularity. Old wive's tale? I don't know.
You're probably talking about thujone. The controversy rages on as to whether there's enough thujone in absinthe to do real damage to a human neurosystem. (Google for thujone to find such arguments.)
Most of my Gothic friends went through a phase where they were interested in absinthe. In a discussion over its long-term effects, the comment I made was, "You can debate the issue as much as you like, but the specter of millions of crazed Frenchmen is hard to ignore."
I was given two bottles of absinthe some years ago, and I eventually got around to tasting it. It's an extremely bitter admixture of licorice and pine flavors. I didn't like it, and I donated both bottles to a party earlier this year.
I've never tasted absinthe, but have read that Pernod is a decent substitute without absinthe's toxic characteristics. I'd say that for many people, Pernod is also an acquired taste. I happen to love it.
Pernod only has a passing resemblance to absinthe; it lacks the extreme bitterness (that comes from the wormwood) and the pine flavors.
Speaking of wormwood, it can't be all THAT toxic or vermouth would be as verboten as absinthe. (The very name "vermouth" comes from the German word "wermut," meaning "wormwood."😉
On Mon 19 Dec 2005 09:12:04p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Ken Davey?
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Goomba38 said:
Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
> ROFL... Absinthe make the brain go yonder. > > Michael > oh god.. you're killing me here!! LOL <making note of all the Absinthe jokes>
Goomba
Actually the old saw went "Absinthe makes the heart grow fodder". All in all it is an interesting drink and an acquired taste. It does not deserve it's bad reputation. http://www.absinthebuyersguide.com/history.html
Ken.
I've never tasted absinthe, but have read that Pernod is a decent substitute without absinthe's toxic characteristics. I'd say that for many people, Pernod is also an acquired taste. I happen to love it.
On Mon 19 Dec 2005 09:33:11p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Bob Terwilliger?
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Wayne said:
Somewhere along the road of life I read that because of absinthe being aged in wormwood, there was a toxin that leached into the liquid that caused insanity if consumed with regularity. Old wive's tale? I don't know.
You're probably talking about thujone. The controversy rages on as to whether there's enough thujone in absinthe to do real damage to a human neurosystem. (Google for thujone to find such arguments.)
Most of my Gothic friends went through a phase where they were interested in absinthe. In a discussion over its long-term effects, the comment I made was, "You can debate the issue as much as you like, but the specter of millions of crazed Frenchmen is hard to ignore."
I was given two bottles of absinthe some years ago, and I eventually got around to tasting it. It's an extremely bitter admixture of licorice and pine flavors. I didn't like it, and I donated both bottles to a party earlier this year.
Thanks for the interesting info!
-- Wayne Boatwright *¿* _____________________________________________
On Mon 19 Dec 2005 09:36:09p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Bob Terwilliger?
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Wayne said:
I've never tasted absinthe, but have read that Pernod is a decent substitute without absinthe's toxic characteristics. I'd say that for many people, Pernod is also an acquired taste. I happen to love it.
Pernod only has a passing resemblance to absinthe; it lacks the extreme bitterness (that comes from the wormwood) and the pine flavors.
Speaking of wormwood, it can't be all THAT toxic or vermouth would be as verboten as absinthe. (The very name "vermouth" comes from the German word "wermut," meaning "wormwood."😉
And also for this!
-- Wayne Boatwright *¿* _____________________________________________
On Mon 19 Dec 2005 09:39:11p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Ken Davey?
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Wayne Boatwright said:
On Mon 19 Dec 2005 09:12:04p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Ken Davey?
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Goomba38 wrote: > Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote: > >> ROFL... Absinthe make the brain go yonder. >> >> Michael >> > oh god.. you're killing me here!! LOL > <making note of all the Absinthe jokes> > > Goomba
Actually the old saw went "Absinthe makes the heart grow fodder". All in all it is an interesting drink and an acquired taste. It does not deserve it's bad reputation. http://www.absinthebuyersguide.com/history.html
Ken.
I've never tasted absinthe, but have read that Pernod is a decent substitute without absinthe's toxic characteristics. I'd say that for many people, Pernod is also an acquired taste. I happen to love it.
Pernod only has a passing resemblance to absinthe; it lacks the extreme bitterness (that comes from the wormwood) and the pine flavors.
It also lacks the 80% alcool content. Or at least, here in Italy when you find absynthe it is around 80% alcool. And I too dislike that extreme bitterness, along with the tannicity, also this originating from the wood. -- Vilco Think Pink , Drink Rose'
Actually the old saw went "Absinthe makes the heart grow fodder".
I always thought it was "Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder." Was fodder a typo? -- http://www.jamlady.eboard.com, updated 12-18-05 - Church review (I think I'll become a critic - Rob's been calling me one for years!) and a toffee recipe.
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Wayne said:
Somewhere along the road of life I read that because of absinthe being aged in wormwood, there was a toxin that leached into the liquid that caused insanity if consumed with regularity. Old wive's tale? I don't know.
You're probably talking about thujone. The controversy rages on as to whether there's enough thujone in absinthe to do real damage to a human neurosystem. (Google for thujone to find such arguments.)
Most of my Gothic friends went through a phase where they were interested in absinthe. In a discussion over its long-term effects, the comment I made was, "You can debate the issue as much as you like, but the specter of millions of crazed Frenchmen is hard to ignore."
I was given two bottles of absinthe some years ago, and I eventually got around to tasting it. It's an extremely bitter admixture of licorice and pine flavors. I didn't like it, and I donated both bottles to a party earlier this year.
Bob
My friend Martha smuggled some in from Greece last year. The stuff is nasty.
Michael
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On Mon 19 Dec 2005 09:12:04p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Ken Davey?
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Goomba38 said:
Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
> ROFL... Absinthe make the brain go yonder. > > Michael > oh god.. you're killing me here!! LOL <making note of all the Absinthe jokes>
Goomba
Actually the old saw went "Absinthe makes the heart grow fodder". All in all it is an interesting drink and an acquired taste. It does not deserve it's bad reputation. http://www.absinthebuyersguide.com/history.html
Ken.
I've never tasted absinthe, but have read that Pernod is a decent substitute without absinthe's toxic characteristics. I'd say that for many people, Pernod is also an acquired taste. I happen to love it.
Lush butt !!! 😉
Michael
-- ....Bacteria: The rear entrance to a cafeteria.
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On Mon 19 Dec 2005 09:39:11p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Ken Davey?
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Wayne Boatwright said:
On Mon 19 Dec 2005 09:12:04p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Ken Davey?
> Goomba38 wrote: >> Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote: >> >>> ROFL... Absinthe make the brain go yonder. >>> >>> Michael >>> >> oh god.. you're killing me here!! LOL >> <making note of all the Absinthe jokes> >> >> Goomba > > Actually the old saw went "Absinthe makes the heart grow fodder". > All in all it is an interesting drink and an acquired taste. > It does not deserve it's bad reputation. > http://www.absinthebuyersguide.com/history.html > > Ken.
I've never tasted absinthe, but have read that Pernod is a decent substitute without absinthe's toxic characteristics. I'd say that for many people, Pernod is also an acquired taste. I happen to love it.
"In today's absinthe, the most toxic compound is the alcohol" It (the booze, not the toxin) can be purchased in Canada. Alas - not cheap.
Ken.
Thanks, Ken! I really would like to taste it sometime.
Aka 'The Green Fairy'... from what I've read it is to be consumed in a special glass and using a special spoon on which a cube of sugar has been placed... then you pour the Absinthe over the sugar cube on the spoon into the glass. Only the fact of it being banned (at least for a while; I'm not up on the current laws) peaks my interest.
Aka 'The Green Fairy'... from what I've read it is to be consumed in a special glass and using a special spoon on which a cube of sugar has been placed... then you pour the Absinthe over the sugar cube on the spoon into the glass. Only the fact of it being banned (at least for a while; I'm not up on the current laws) peaks my interest.
That would be different from the way we used to drink it in Japan where it was (may still be, I dunno) legal. The absinthe was in a small glass, you held a sugar cube in a spoon over the glass and then poured a little water over the sugar into the absinthe. The water turned the absinthe from a clear green to a milky white. The taste was a good deal more bitter than Pernod, and the alcohol content was off the charts. I never figured out whether it was the absinthe itself that made me ralph, or just that I got so drunk from it. All part of the perils of being a G.I. -aem
On Tue 20 Dec 2005 07:28:07a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Michael "Dog3" Lonergan?
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Wayne Boatwright <[email hidden]> looking for trouble wrote in news:[email hidden]:
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On Mon 19 Dec 2005 09:12:04p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Ken Davey?
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Goomba38 wrote: > Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote: > >> ROFL... Absinthe make the brain go yonder. >> >> Michael >> > oh god.. you're killing me here!! LOL > <making note of all the Absinthe jokes> > > Goomba
Actually the old saw went "Absinthe makes the heart grow fodder". All in all it is an interesting drink and an acquired taste. It does not deserve it's bad reputation. http://www.absinthebuyersguide.com/history.html
Ken.
I've never tasted absinthe, but have read that Pernod is a decent substitute without absinthe's toxic characteristics. I'd say that for many people, Pernod is also an acquired taste. I happen to love it.
Lush butt !!! 😉
Michael
LOL! Well, I used to be. <g>
-- Wayne Boatwright *¿* _____________________________________________
On Tue 20 Dec 2005 04:44:05p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it jmcquown?
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Wayne Boatwright said:
On Mon 19 Dec 2005 09:39:11p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Ken Davey?
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Wayne Boatwright wrote: > On Mon 19 Dec 2005 09:12:04p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Ken > Davey? > >> Goomba38 wrote: >>> Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote: >>> >>>> ROFL... Absinthe make the brain go yonder. >>>> >>>> Michael >>>> >>> oh god.. you're killing me here!! LOL >>> <making note of all the Absinthe jokes> >>> >>> Goomba >> >> Actually the old saw went "Absinthe makes the heart grow fodder". >> All in all it is an interesting drink and an acquired taste. >> It does not deserve it's bad reputation. >> http://www.absinthebuyersguide.com/history.html >> >> Ken. > > I've never tasted absinthe, but have read that Pernod is a decent > substitute without absinthe's toxic characteristics. I'd say that > for many people, Pernod is also an acquired taste. I happen to love > it. >
"In today's absinthe, the most toxic compound is the alcohol" It (the booze, not the toxin) can be purchased in Canada. Alas - not cheap.
Ken.
Thanks, Ken! I really would like to taste it sometime.
Aka 'The Green Fairy'... from what I've read it is to be consumed in a special glass and using a special spoon on which a cube of sugar has been placed... then you pour the Absinthe over the sugar cube on the spoon into the glass. Only the fact of it being banned (at least for a while; I'm not up on the current laws) peaks my interest.
Jill
IIRC, it was the drink "Madame X" drowned her sorrows in, in the movie of the same name.
-- Wayne Boatwright *¿* _____________________________________________
> Actually the old saw went "Absinthe makes the heart grow fodder".
I always thought it was "Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder." Was fodder a typo?
The old saying was "absence makes the heart grow fonder".
Oscar Wilde said "Absinthe makes the fond grow hotter".
I believe that although it's illegal to sell the stuff here in the US, it's legal to buy it and to drink it. I've seen ads on various web sites for it lately.
>> Actually the old saw went "Absinthe makes the heart grow fodder".
I always thought it was "Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder." Was fodder a typo?
The old saying was "absence makes the heart grow fonder".
Oscar Wilde said "Absinthe makes the fond grow hotter".
I believe that although it's illegal to sell the stuff here in the US, it's legal to buy it and to drink it. I've seen ads on various web sites for it lately.
Isaac
thanks. A fine sentiment however it's expressed, :-) -- http://www.jamlady.eboard.com, updated 12-18-05 - Church review (I think I'll become a critic - Rob's been calling me one for years!) and a toffee recipe.
Aka 'The Green Fairy'... from what I've read it is to be consumed in a special glass and using a special spoon on which a cube of sugar has been placed... then you pour the Absinthe over the sugar cube on the spoon into the glass. Only the fact of it being banned (at least for a while; I'm not up on the current laws) peaks my interest.
That would be different from the way we used to drink it in Japan where it was (may still be, I dunno) legal. The absinthe was in a small glass, you held a sugar cube in a spoon over the glass and then poured a little water over the sugar into the absinthe. The water turned the absinthe from a clear green to a milky white. The taste was a good deal more bitter than Pernod, and the alcohol content was off the charts. I never figured out whether it was the absinthe itself that made me ralph, or just that I got so drunk from it. All part of the perils of being a G.I. -aem
You are probably correct. I just remember there was a sugar cube and a spoon involved which always conjurs up images of a different sort in my mind. I've never had an opportunity to try Absinthe.
On Wed 21 Dec 2005 09:11:58a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it jmcquown?
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aem said:
jmcquown said:
Aka 'The Green Fairy'... from what I've read it is to be consumed in a special glass and using a special spoon on which a cube of sugar has been placed... then you pour the Absinthe over the sugar cube on the spoon into the glass. Only the fact of it being banned (at least for a while; I'm not up on the current laws) peaks my interest.
That would be different from the way we used to drink it in Japan where it was (may still be, I dunno) legal. The absinthe was in a small glass, you held a sugar cube in a spoon over the glass and then poured a little water over the sugar into the absinthe. The water turned the absinthe from a clear green to a milky white. The taste was a good deal more bitter than Pernod, and the alcohol content was off the charts. I never figured out whether it was the absinthe itself that made me ralph, or just that I got so drunk from it. All part of the perils of being a G.I. -aem
Adding water to Pernod also turns it a milky white. But the same is true when you add water to Pine-Sol. <g>
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You are probably correct. I just remember there was a sugar cube and a spoon involved which always conjurs up images of a different sort in my mind. I've never had an opportunity to try Absinthe.
Jill
-- Wayne Boatwright *¿* _____________________________________________
That would be different from the way we used to drink it in Japan where it was (may still be, I dunno) legal. The absinthe was in a small glass, you held a sugar cube in a spoon over the glass and then poured a little water over the sugar into the absinthe. The water turned the absinthe from a clear green to a milky white. The taste was a good deal more bitter than Pernod, and the alcohol content was off the charts. I never figured out whether it was the absinthe itself that made me ralph, or just that I got so drunk from it. All part of the perils of being a G.I. -aem
It was probably the alcohol. My son orders it by mail from the Czech Republic. I would not recommend it to anyone who does not like Pernod, which is not one of my favourites. And Absinthe packs a heck of a wallop.
