Lilred, I can tell ya that home brewing is a lot of work too. I still have my old Still for makin likker and it can make some really potent stuff. I even had a fuel alcohol permit from the BATF at one time but it was a pain with all the reportin. My Father in law and I grew some bakker once er twict and it is a lot of work but he made his own twists for chewin. We only grew about a 1/2 acre and lordy did we have enough. I used some for rollin my own but tried makin cigars. Wasn't too good at that though. But you are right about that baccer juice. Kills bugs pretty good. We also made a fair amount of wine. We made it in the Kosher way...oy vey!!
Some of the best wine we made was with them little bitty wild cherries they have growin back east there. Man..that stuff was gooooddd! Made grape and strawberry wine too. It was all good. The best stuff though...we made brandied peaches. Peel them suckers up and cut in half. Put in a quart jar and add a half cup of sugar. Screw a lid down tight and bury the jars for 7-12 months...about 2-3 foot down and when ya dig 'em up...whooo eeee! that is some good stuff. Juice is good but them peaches is even better. You can do it with apricots too. Really good. I ain't much of a drinker but that homemade stuff is goooddd!! As fer makin likker..I can give ya ther recipes. Don't think I should just post 'em on here. Might have a few people just a gittin them selfs in trouble. Heck when I was a kid I lived 14 miles from the Md Delaware line. There was no less than 12 stills tween where I lived and the state line. Law never seemed to mess with 'em. I know that you being a mountain gal...you'll know how ta keep outta trouble.
