From: dadoctah@spamcop.net   
      
   Thomas Prufer filted:   
   >   
   >So someone tells me, "Vodka is not vegan. They use milk in making it!"   
   >   
   >Ah, the thrill of alarms bells going off in me head, just like old times when   
   >there was a deadly spider in the yucca palm!   
   >   
   >I wasn't sure how a mix of ethanol and water could be not vegan, or how using   
   >milk could benefit a vodka. A bit of googling turns up one vodka   
   ("Parliament")   
   >that uses milk to settle impurities. I think the milk is used as beaten egg   
   >whites are to clarify a broth.   
   >   
   >A recent read of one home-still/moonshine site also suggested that while a lot   
   >of the impurities bind well to activated charcoal, mechanically filtering out   
   >the finest dust of that charcoal suspended in the vodka will improve the taste   
   >significantly with little effort.   
   >   
   >So, there is non-vegan vodka...   
      
   I've been trying to figure out why some brands of horchata make a big fuss   
   about   
   the wholesome milk used to make them, while others have a bold sticker on the   
   label proclaiming the stuff "dairy-free"....r   
      
      
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