- the liquor that is almost ethyl alcohol?Summanus - 11-20-2006 at 01:02 PM
Victoria is a brand name of some firewater we drank once. I keep it in the garage for starting the old Jeep.
It is clear like Everclear found in the States and about as high proof. Not a particularily great tasting liquor by itself, but sailboaters used to
use it to make many other 'homemade' liquors...such as kahlua made with Victoria and coffee, whiskey, gin, ect...all bad imatations, but cheap.
[Edited on 11-20-2006 by Summanus]BajaNomad - 11-20-2006 at 01:16 PM
Everclear is a brand of grain alcohol.
So, if you're looking for Everclear... it's going to be "Everclear."
If you're looking for something like it, I assume the term would be: alcohol de grano
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DougDENNIS - 11-20-2006 at 01:50 PM
Cana, with a tilde, pronounced cania, is cane alcohol. It's available in grocery stores as well as drug stores and some liquor stores. Something
like 98% pure. It's used as rubbing alcohol here but you can drink it. I remember people making what they called vodka by adding a bunch of water.
In the old days, one could buy it on election days.
Not for me.Cypress - 11-20-2006 at 01:53 PM
Coma?DENNIS - 11-20-2006 at 02:11 PM
Cana --- Cania --- Canya -- Cane --- Suger cane
If that's your question Cypress.
Im trying to install the spanish keyboard set-up so I can type tildes and other things.DENNIS - 11-20-2006 at 02:13 PM
Or, maybe you're refering to what might result from drinking it straight---Cypress - 11-20-2006 at 02:27 PM
Everclear is potent! Mixed or otherwise.DENNIS - 11-20-2006 at 02:41 PM
Siempre claroMexitron - 11-20-2006 at 02:50 PM
We used to have a drink we called the Baja 1000--half a shot of Everclear mixed with half a shot of tequila...kinda light's the old fire.DENNIS - 11-20-2006 at 02:56 PM
A mixture like that could be used as fuel for the BK.wilderone - 11-20-2006 at 03:13 PM
I want it for my alcohol stove. Going to Yucatan next week camping (Costa Rica airfare was twice as much). And I can't take denatured alcohol on the
plane I don't think - don't want to risk getting arrested anyway.
Hey Dennis
villadelfin - 11-20-2006 at 04:08 PM
ca +(alt164)=ñ + a caña
alt codes
Hold down alt and use the number pad to make spanish letters with tildes and graves, etc
SPANISH
160 á (0225)
130 é (0233)
161 í (0237)
164 ñ (0241)
162 ó (0243)
163 ú (0250)
129 ü (0252)
Á (0193)
144 É (0201)
Í (0205)
165 Ñ (0209)
Ó (0211)
Ú (0218)
154 Ü (0220)
168 ¿ (0191)
173 ¡ (0161)DENNIS - 11-20-2006 at 04:31 PM
Thanks v-d .......... I appreciate that. I'll give it a try.
Character Map
Steve in Oro Valley - 11-20-2006 at 04:50 PM
Hi everybody:
Character Map is installed on most people's Windows computer..
go into Windows/all programs/accessories/system tools/character map to find any unusual characters to copy and paste (or use the alt key given at the
bottom after selecting the character desired..
If you don't see the Character Map, it probably has not yet been installed. Click on Start, Settings, Control Panel. Click on Add/Remove Programs.
Then click on the Windows Setup tab. Scroll down, choose System Tools, and double-click. A window with more choices will now pop up. Place a checkmark
in the box in front of Character Map. Click OK twice, and the Character Map will be installed. (The Windows CD-ROM may be needed.)
Steve in Oro Valleydjh - 11-20-2006 at 05:43 PM
Quote:
What is the word for "everclear" in Spanish?
Borracho...??
I use Everclear (purchased in Montana) to make French polish for my cello.... Not that Everclear is French... but the French get blamed for many
things these days....
As Click and Clack (the Tappet Brothers.... "Car Talk" on NPR) like to say, the French copy no-one and NO-ONE copies the French!!!.... just having
fun... J'adore les Francais toujours...)DENNIS - 11-20-2006 at 07:41 PM
Thanks Steve ----wilderone - 11-21-2006 at 09:33 AM
very cool - make sure the numbers lock is on
thanks all for the advice - I'm sure this will work if it can be used to polish celloswilderone - 12-12-2006 at 09:57 AM
Well, the several liquor stores that I went to didn't know what cana was. At first I asked for cano (!), but nevertheless, I got funny looks. At a
pharmacy, when I asked for cana, and told them I wanted to burn it in a stove and make a fire, I was advised to buy a type of rubbing alcohol which
said "extremely flammable" on the label. However, it just put my matches out and wouldn't light. Not a problem - I found a great little convenience
store at an intersection where I came and went about 5 days out of 9 for coffee, and otherwise ate at restaurants, bought homemade tamales from the
truck passing through the neighborhood, or had sufficient groceries with me. In view of the security procedures I experienced, next time, I would
bring the ethyl alcohol with me. Had a great time camping on the beach and in the jungle - $5/night.Oso - 12-13-2006 at 07:37 PM
Can't help with the fuel problem but hope you tried Xtabentun while in Maya country.
AND....
kellychapman - 12-13-2006 at 11:32 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by Mexitron
We used to have a drink we called the Baja 1000--half a shot of Everclear mixed with half a shot of tequila...kinda light's the old fire.
after a couple of these I doubt if the fire would get out of control before it fizzled out....
that sounds like a scary drink.....and I noticed you used the term "used to"...does that mean past tense... or did you suffer enough NOT to drink the "Baja 1000" anymore???FARASHA - 12-13-2006 at 11:37 PM
Mixed or otherwise.
or did you suffer enough NOT to drink the "Baja 1000" anymore???