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How Methodists Invented Your Kid's Grape Juice Sugar High
Christianity Today ^
| 09-23-2016
| Luke T. Harrington
Posted on 09/24/2016 9:04:55 AM PDT by NRx
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To: buffaloguy
Recently apple beer or cider has had a rebirth in the US. Pick up a 4 or 6 pack and you will find out. Very tart and one of the best drinks out there. Way better than beer. Visit England and that's all the locals drink. Strongbow cider. It's what Budweiser is here.
When I visited pubs in Britain I thought they'd be drinking warm British ales. Nope. They drank cider, almost to a man.
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posted on
09/24/2016 10:13:39 AM PDT
by
Drew68
To: alexander_busek
I don’t deny that. It’s just that it was an interesting way to make the case. God created the possibility of nuclear fusion too, but I am not sure that He looks favorably on all the ways we have used it.
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posted on
09/24/2016 10:13:44 AM PDT
by
Southside_Chicago_Republican
(If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.)
To: Southside_Chicago_Republican
We had a Baptist preacher here who years ago preached on the marriage at Cana.
“And THAT is when Jesus changed the water into pure unfermented grape juice!”
We looked at each other and winked.
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posted on
09/24/2016 10:14:23 AM PDT
by
Ruy Dias de Bivar
(HANDGUNS; You don’t need it until you need it. And when you need it you NEED IT!”)
To: NRx
I have read that back during Prohibition the bread yeast companies put a warning on each pack of yeast, something like this.
WARNING! “It is a violation of Federal Law to mix this yeast with grape juice, store it in a dark place for a few weeks and drink the product!”
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posted on
09/24/2016 10:17:23 AM PDT
by
Ruy Dias de Bivar
(HANDGUNS; You don’t need it until you need it. And when you need it you NEED IT!”)
To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
And that “best wine” was saved for last! :)
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posted on
09/24/2016 10:19:18 AM PDT
by
Southside_Chicago_Republican
(If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.)
To: NRx
Yeast also mate and have sex in the grape juice. It's quite the drunken party until they run out of other people's sugar.
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posted on
09/24/2016 10:23:28 AM PDT
by
Reeses
(A journey of a thousand miles begins with a government pat down.)
To: Harmless Teddy Bear
Perhaps my point was a bit too subtle for you. On the contrary: It was too obvious - so glaringly obvious that I couldn't believe that anyone would waste their time trying to make it.
Regards,
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posted on
09/24/2016 10:48:24 AM PDT
by
alexander_busek
(Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
To: alexander_busek
Yeah, I thought so too but apparently some people still push that crap.
Perhaps pot makes you credulous as well as paranoid.
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posted on
09/24/2016 10:51:41 AM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Not a Romantic, not a hero worshiper and stop trying to tug my heartstrings. It tickles!)
To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
The servants drew out what Jesus had transformed into wine & took it to the chief steward, who tasted and then berated the bridegroom for saving the best wine until after the guests were too sloshed to know the difference.
If the chief steward had tasted grape juice, he would have thrown down his goblet, said “I quit!!” and stormed out.
And anyhow, when the wine first ran out & Mary His mother said, “Son, they have no wine”, He replied that his time had not yet come. She then said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you”. Scripture does not record Jesus saying, “Thanks a bunch, Mom, putting me on the spot!”
What Jesus did NOT say was, “Mother, there’s too much drunkenness at this feast already, and I for one am not going to add to it.”
;^)
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posted on
09/24/2016 10:52:42 AM PDT
by
elcid1970
("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam. Buy ammo.")
To: Harmless Teddy Bear
Perhaps pot makes you credulous as well as paranoid. I wouldn't know - at least, not from personal experience.
Regards,
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posted on
09/24/2016 10:52:55 AM PDT
by
alexander_busek
(Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
To: alexander_busek
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posted on
09/24/2016 11:00:13 AM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Not a Romantic, not a hero worshiper and stop trying to tug my heartstrings. It tickles!)
To: Drew68
This also answered my question of why we make wine from grapes but not so much other fruits.
Also answers why my sourdough starter recipe includes a handful of mashed grapes!
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posted on
09/24/2016 11:32:54 AM PDT
by
FrogMom
(Chicken Little is coming, and he's right!)
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