Re: No more toast?
"Nicholas D. Richards" <[email protected]> Fri, 14 Jun 2024 12:01:53 +0100
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In article <[email protected]>, Alan B <[email protected]> on Fri, 14 Jun 2024 at 11:16:14 awoke Nicholas from his slumbers and wrote >On 14/06/2024 11:09, vickiebee wrote: >> Alan B wrote: >> [..] >>> >>> My mother and (I think) her mother would have the occasional glass of >>>  Wincarnis. I had a sip or two once and found it quite sweet and >>> generally disgusting. It contained meat extract in those days hence >>> the 'carnis' in its name. I see it no longer contains meat so perhaps >>> they should rename it! >>> >> My Gran and her sisters used to make the best Dandelion and Elderberry >> wine, good for relaxing, or settling the stomach... and I want to say >> Camomile wine... but the memory is dim. >> v > >I used to like Dandelion and Burdock as a child but it was supplied by a >local 'pop' merchant. It's still available from the likes of Fentimans UK. > ><https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dandelion_and_burdock> > Fentiman seem to be the only maker who does not use artificial sweeteners. From the taste, although non-alcoholic, it has been through some sort of fermentation process. Rather nice IMO. -- 0sterc@tcher - "Où sont les neiges d'antan?"