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oddegan
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I have one for prunelle. Basically a plum liqueur if that's what you are looking for.
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Pruno: A Recipe for Botulism
You may have heard about a cheap, quick way to make a kind of homemade alcohol that goes by many different names, including pruno, hooch, brew, prison wine, and buck. No matter what it’s called, it can give you more than a cheap buzz. It can give you botulism, a life-threatening illness.
What is botulism?
Botulism is a rare but serious illness caused by a toxin (poison) that attacks the body’s nerves and can lead to paralysis and death. Because the disease can paralyze the muscles used in breathing, people can die soon after symptoms first appear. Even those who get medical treatment right away may be paralyzed and hooked up to a ventilator (breathing machine) for many weeks.
One way people get botulism is by eating or drinking something that has the toxin in it. Some prison inmates in California, Arizona, Utah, and Mississippi have gotten botulism after making and drinking pruno. Almost all of those inmates had to be hospitalized for treatment, and many were put on a ventilator (breathing machine) for days or even weeks. All of the botulism outbreaks linked to pruno have occurred among inmates. However, anyone who drinks this kind of alcohol is at risk.
How can pruno give me botulism?
When people make pruno, they usually ferment fruit, sugar, water, and other common ingredients for several days in a sealed plastic bag. Making alcohol this way can cause botulism germs to make toxin (poison). The toxin is what makes you sick.
It’s hard to know if pruno has botulism toxin in it, because you can’t see, smell, or taste the toxin.
How can I stay safe?
If you make pruno, you put yourself and anyone who drinks it in danger of getting botulism. The alcohol in your drink won’t destroy the toxin (make it harmless). The only way to be sure you don’t get botulism from pruno is to not drink it.
We don’t know how to make this kind of alcohol safely. But we do know that batches of pruno that gave people botulism used at least one of these ingredients:
If you drink pruno and have symptoms of botulism, get medical help immediately. Be sure to tell your doctor that you drank pruno. The sooner you get medical help, the better your chances of surviving the illness.
Remember, if you want to keep from getting botulism, your best bet is to not drink pruno. But if you do and you have symptoms of botulism, get medical help immediately and tell your doctor that you drank pruno.
Some of the symptoms of botulism are:
As the disease gets worse, you may develop more symptoms, such as:
www.cdc.gov
You may have heard about a cheap, quick way to make a kind of homemade alcohol that goes by many different names, including pruno, hooch, brew, prison wine, and buck. No matter what it’s called, it can give you more than a cheap buzz. It can give you botulism, a life-threatening illness.
What is botulism?
Botulism is a rare but serious illness caused by a toxin (poison) that attacks the body’s nerves and can lead to paralysis and death. Because the disease can paralyze the muscles used in breathing, people can die soon after symptoms first appear. Even those who get medical treatment right away may be paralyzed and hooked up to a ventilator (breathing machine) for many weeks.
One way people get botulism is by eating or drinking something that has the toxin in it. Some prison inmates in California, Arizona, Utah, and Mississippi have gotten botulism after making and drinking pruno. Almost all of those inmates had to be hospitalized for treatment, and many were put on a ventilator (breathing machine) for days or even weeks. All of the botulism outbreaks linked to pruno have occurred among inmates. However, anyone who drinks this kind of alcohol is at risk.
How can pruno give me botulism?
When people make pruno, they usually ferment fruit, sugar, water, and other common ingredients for several days in a sealed plastic bag. Making alcohol this way can cause botulism germs to make toxin (poison). The toxin is what makes you sick.
It’s hard to know if pruno has botulism toxin in it, because you can’t see, smell, or taste the toxin.
How can I stay safe?
If you make pruno, you put yourself and anyone who drinks it in danger of getting botulism. The alcohol in your drink won’t destroy the toxin (make it harmless). The only way to be sure you don’t get botulism from pruno is to not drink it.
We don’t know how to make this kind of alcohol safely. But we do know that batches of pruno that gave people botulism used at least one of these ingredients:
- Potatoes
- Honey
- Food from bulging cans
If you drink pruno and have symptoms of botulism, get medical help immediately. Be sure to tell your doctor that you drank pruno. The sooner you get medical help, the better your chances of surviving the illness.
Remember, if you want to keep from getting botulism, your best bet is to not drink pruno. But if you do and you have symptoms of botulism, get medical help immediately and tell your doctor that you drank pruno.
Some of the symptoms of botulism are:
- Double vision
- Blurred vision
- Drooping eyelids
- Slurred speech
- Difficulty swallowing
- A thick-feeling tongue
- Dry mouth
- Muscle weakness
As the disease gets worse, you may develop more symptoms, such as:
- Difficulty breathing
- Paralysis (can’t move your body)
Pruno: A Recipe for Botulism | Botulism | CDC
human botulism, Clostridium botulinum, C botulinum, CB toxin, botulinum toxin, neuroparalysis, neurotoxin, food-borne botulism, FBB, wound botulism, WB
www.cdc.gov
oddegan
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oddegan
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8 large plums.
1/2 lb. Prunes
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
3 cups dry white wine
1 cup 100 proof vodka
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cinnamon stick
Heat water just warm enough to dissolve sugar and let cool.
Chop up the fruit and place into a clean 2 quart jar with a tight fitting lid.
Pour in the rest of the ingredients and shake well.
Let it sit for a month shaking occasionally, then bottle and enjoy.
It was a little sweet for me but my wife liked it.
1/2 lb. Prunes
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
3 cups dry white wine
1 cup 100 proof vodka
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cinnamon stick
Heat water just warm enough to dissolve sugar and let cool.
Chop up the fruit and place into a clean 2 quart jar with a tight fitting lid.
Pour in the rest of the ingredients and shake well.
Let it sit for a month shaking occasionally, then bottle and enjoy.
It was a little sweet for me but my wife liked it.
Debates spring up on homebrewing forums about it now and then. Dave is right that there is risk, but that can be very much reduced and essentially eliminated by losing the jail house prep. Make it acidic enough and boil and it will be safe. About the recipe. From memory, most agree the use of bread, fruit and/or peels and sugar. Just a wild a$$ guess that a loaf of bread, a lemon, pound of sugar, boiled in 1G water for 10m would get in the ballpark. Cool and add some wine yeast and be ready for drinking in a week.
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I have a loaf of bread.
I wonder if the bread type will give different flavor profiles.
- Dec 6, 2007
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I was thinking about tossing in some pastrami and sauerkraut and having a drinkable Rubin
It will. Darker bread will impart more flavor. The reason bread is used besides being common in jail is that it imparts a flavor "kinda" like beer as is grain.
If one is dead serious about making something easy and potent, I am your guy... Much tastier options than pruno but suspect this post has something to do with all the rioting?
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I can't help but ask Why? There are Beer and awesome Wine making kits. Heck, you can buy a Column Still online and as long as you are only making Fuel, , the Fed will give you a permit to operate it. Why would you want to make Pruno?...JJ
, the Fed will give you a permit to operate it. Why would you want to make Pruno?...JJSmokingMeatForums.com is reader supported and as an Amazon Associate, we may earn commissions from qualifying purchases.
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