Roy Hunter
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ANGFA of North America
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> From: Alan Ford <aford at pcug.org.au>
> To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au
> Subject: Re: [RML] A Question & Spam
> Date: Sunday, February 02, 1997 10:15 PM
>
> Hi Brian!
>
> Yes, certainly the "Indian" Tonic water as manufactured bt Schweppes <TM>
> and sold here in Australia does contain quinine. I beleive they once had
or
> maybe still do have a brand that does not contain quinine.
>
> I agree that tonic water is an acquired taste - but "evil"?
>
> Just ask Roy Hunter (Rooster) about evil. He reckons my home brew tastes
> evil, even though he has never had the privilege of enjoying it...
>
> I am currently making a recipe especially for him in 1998/99? (whenever
he
> fouls our shores again). Now this *will* be evil ;)
>
> Cheers
> Alan
>
>
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> ><< rainbowfish at pcug.org.au >>
> >>Unless someone has found a really obscure
> >>source, quinine isn't available as a fish medication. I've been told
> >>now that it's become difficult to even obtain w/o a doctors script
> >>for human consumption too. Good luck.
> >
> >This is probably not really relevant to this discussion, but doesn't
tonic
> >water contain quinine. My understanding is that in some British colonies
with
> >a malaria problem, tonic water was used as a malaria preventative. Since
> >tonic water tastes evil by itself, gin was added, thereby creating a
very
> >nice medication that had to be suffered through every day.
> >Brian Lang
> >
> >
> |__________________________________\|/_________________________________|
> Alan Ford aford at pcug.org.au Canberra, Australia
>
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