Re: [london.food] Vodka jelly babies

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On Tue, Mar 23, 2004 at 03:31:00PM +0000, Kay Wistow said:
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> I thought vodka didn't freeze - hence using it as anti freeze in my
> windscreen washer bottle.  or am i being stupid?

That's why you don't replace too much of the water with vodka and
reduce the amount of liquid. Too much and it becomes just jelly 
flavoured liquid.

For thos enot versed in mericanisms Everclear is, as far as I know, just 
overproof rum.

• 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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