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		wil421 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Betty Crocker broke recipes by shrinking boxes The yeast eats the sugar and turns it into alcohol. More sugar more alcohol, grandma’s version sounds good.

regentbowerbird 4 months ago [–]

Alcohol concentrations over 20% kill yeast, so adding sugar to distilled spirits will not create more alcohol.

wil421 4 months ago | [–]

Ahh, yes I forgot it’s not fermented you just use vodka or something stronger with the lemon peels.

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