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Subject: Re: Absinth
From: Stevens
Posted: Mon Oct 23. 2000, 10:56 UTC
Followup to: "Absinth"  by Azoth  (Sun Oct 22. 2000, 21:50 UTC)
  
> Absinthe is green, and what I have is not green.  It's a yellowish 
> color after the wormwood.  Can anyone give me some help with this.  
> Thanks.

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Here is something I found written about Absinthe. Maybe it will help:

An ancient, bitter liquor originally made by soaking the leaves of the 
wormwood herb in wine or spirits, absinthe was so unpleasant that its name is 
believed to be connected with the Greek word "apsinthion," meaning 
"undrinkable." 

Centuries later, Swiss villagers in the Alps concocted their own version of 
the liqueur, distilling wormwood with anise seed and other popular herbs, and 
using it as a common folk remedy. 

Wormwood, however, contains thujone, a psychoactive ingredient similar to 
marijuana's key component (THC). Thujone is toxic to the brain and liver, and 
over time may cause convulsions, hallucinations, and psychoses. Absinthe 
eventually became viewed as a health risk; Switzerland banned it in 1908, the 
United States followed in 1912, and by 1915 even France had outlawed it. 
Absinthe substitutes arose in response, including wormwood-free drinks as 
ouzo, anis (anisette), and Pernod, which taste similar to their infamous 
predecessor. Absinthe remains legal in a few countries, however, such as Spain 
and the Czech Republic, and with the availability of on-line ordering, it 
began making a comeback in the late 1990s, despite its dangers.

Stevens


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