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TIL about Vine-Glo (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) by gandalf_der_13te@feddit.org to c/til@lemmy.world
 

Vine-Glo was a grape concentrate brick product sold in the United States during Prohibition by Fruit Industries Ltd, a front for the California Vineyardist Association (CVA), from 1929.

The product was advertised with tips for preventing alcoholic fermentation, with one salesperson giving customers a very specific warning: "Do not place the liquid in this jug and put it away in the cupboard for twenty-one days, because then it would turn into wine."

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[–] unphazed@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago

I got curious one day looking at how distilleries with "Since 18xx" survived. They pivoted. Alcohol was fine as a drug and prescription, and also wines were still sold as sacremental for churches. Also, church attendance rose noticeably during Prohibition. Wanna get drunk ye alcoholics? Come to Mass!

[–] badgermurphy@lemmy.world 15 points 17 hours ago

The instructions on how to avoid disabling Flock cameras reminded me of that stuff!

[–] whaleross@lemmy.world 8 points 15 hours ago

Here in Sweden there used to be ads in the newspaper with mailorder juice- or pressure cooker and warnings of how to not accidentally turn it into a distillery and make booze.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 6 points 16 hours ago

When Vine-Glo was introduced, the drys protested it

Oooohhh those lousy drys!

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 5 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

🎵Just let your Vine-glo
🎵Just let it shine through

[–] unphazed@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

My brain went there too.

[–] gandalf_der_13te@feddit.org 1 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (2 children)

i know what this is referring to!

Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers Lyrics i love that song 😍😍

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

It is a great song, thanks for introducing me to it 🥰 .

[–] gandalf_der_13te@feddit.org 2 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

i was introduced to it by a lemmy user 2 weeks ago. joelle@blahaj.zone i think was their name?

[–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago (1 children)
[–] gandalf_der_13te@feddit.org 3 points 13 hours ago

i ... don't hate it

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 2 points 15 hours ago

Yeah just ask your nearest druggist.