Re: [london.food] Vodka jelly babies

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On Tue, Mar 23, 2004 at 03:31:00PM +0000, KAY WISTOW A15 wrote:

> I thought vodka didn't freeze - hence using it as anti freeze in my
> windscreen washer bottle.  or am i being stupid?

It does, although it freezes at *much* lower temperatures than water.
If it does freeze, you've got more to worry about than the windscreen
washer.

You'd probably be better off using surgical spirit, as it's cheaper
and would do the same job.

-- 
David Cantrell | Reality Engineer, Ministry of Information

• KAY WISTOW A15 15:31 on 23 Mar 2004
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  • Joel Bernstein 15:35 on 23 Mar 2004
    It doesn't. But why would that stop it bonding with gelatin?
  • Simon Wistow 15:58 on 23 Mar 2004
    That's why you don't replace too much of the water with vodka and
    • candace 16:14 on 23 Mar 2004
      grain alcohol.
  • David Cantrell 16:05 on 23 Mar 2004
    It does, although it freezes at *much* lower temperatures than water.
• Richard Tunnicliffe 16:01 on 23 Mar 2004
  Could you not just make up ordinary bouze jelly and dump a load of extra

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