On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 09:34:15 -0500, "Ken Anderson"
<DUSTkapna@adelphia.net> wrote:
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>"Andrew Miller" <andrewmiller@tesco.net> wrote in message
>news:Suc2e.137$_65.54@newsfe3-gui.ntli.net...[color=green]
>> can't anyone answer my question though?
>> why is brewing rum illegal in america?
>>
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>I think rum-making falls under distilling, which was outlawed in America a
>long time ago. It could be an attempt to protect citizens from possible
>poison. But I think the real reason was that moonshine was escaping taxation,
>which is the sort of thing that really pisses off my government.
>This is just my recollection. I await more knowledgeable input.
>Ken[/color]

I thought one can distill at home, but it has to be below a certain
amount AND not for sale, personal consumption only.