Yeah, some state statutes can be more restrictive than Federal rules.

It's not illegal to own and operate a still. Steam distillation, say, to collect essential oils of plants, is entirely legal. It's aonly illegal to operate a still if you are getting ethyl alcohol out the discharge port and don't have a distiller's license.

Yep. 1st Minn. paid a damned high price for it. They deserve to keep it.

We have Hardee’s here. There is one about 5 mi from the house.

[sympathetic drooling]

We have a little hibachi that Lodge Cast Iron calls its “Sportsmen’s Grill.”

As you should have. Was eating at the bar in a $$$$ restaurant once and saw a Big Businessman order 4 fingers of the 21 y/o Macallan single malt ON THE ROCKS.

Exactly so.

Sorry to have intruded. I will delete the posts if you wish.

Is true. I have a *lot* of respect for the Jesuits. Among other things, the best commander I served under in 24 years in the Army had been Jesuit-educated. I do feel sometimes, though, that too many folks are a little too willing to pretend that the Jesuits are faultless.