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["Bill Russell" <shaman@pennswoods.net>]

Bob,

An Amishman near here says that to "Make de chokecherry or peach vine goot
with zoftig (body), you gotta break a handful of pits und toss 'em in" No
cyanide poisoning there, either. They make and use home brews, but not
commercially produced stuff.

Incidentally they drink chokecherry wind to relieve gout and diahrrea.
Elderberry wine to relieve sciatica. Quince wine for sleeplessness.
Blackberry wine for anemia, fevers and general debility. Dandelion wine for
a cure-all.

Bill


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob and Winnie" <natvwine@cut.net>
To: "nafex list post" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 9:24 PM
Subject: [NAFEX] cyanide


> Bill,
> I make and sell chokecherry wine commercially and not only do I ferment
> on the seeds, I actually crack about 20% of the pits in order to extract
> some of the good stuff inside. This imparts a very distintive
> nutty/spiceness to the finished wine that is quite enjoyable.
> No one dead of cyanide poisoning yet!
> Right now I have about 200 pounds of dried chokecherry pits that will be
> sold for reclamation purposes for $3.50 per pound.
> bob Z4 Utah
>
> > Also, fermenting the wine on the seeds for a few weeks should not cause
a
> > problem unless the seeds are cracked or broken. The intact hulls prevent
> > leaching of much cyanide.
> >
> > Bill
> >
> >
>
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