Kvass

[Gary Thompson]

I've just deleted about 600 messages accumulated on my account for a month or
so. R-e-a-l-l-y backed up, not keeping up with _GR_ reading, etc. But (roll
call) I do want GRGR to continue and I'll pop back in when I can.

Glad the urban legends post re lemmings made it here. Another instance of P's
take on Disney, maybe?

Kwas in Polish is acid, as in the fermented liquid from beet juice, rye flour,
etc., used in barszcz (a.k.a. borscht) and the white variety known as zurek
[dot over _z_]. Americans don't know how to make soups after Campbell's. Don't
know if "acid" as in LSD translates to the same slang there (it's been a
while).

Gary Thompson





Robert Norton wrote:

> Kvass is actually an undistilled fermented beverage usually made from stale
> rye bread but sometimes from other grains. The alcohol content is usually
> very low and you can even buy it from coin operated vending machines in
> Moscow. Never potatoes. The distilled potato stuff is Polish Vodka.
>
> >From: calbert at tiac.net
> >
> >Did I spot the word KVAS in TF's note?
> >
> >If so, kvas is a distilled potato beverage - usually aged in a private
> >bathtub, and often fatal.