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Subject:Re: Frozen Windshield Washer Fluid Tip
From:Mike
Date:Fri, 26 Nov 2010 06:05:36 -0500

Dave,

  FYI, from this website;

http://www.dietitian.com/alcohol.html

"Alcohol added to a recipe may cook off, but it depends on how long you cook
it. People with alcoholism should be concerned with how much alcohol is left
which will be inconsistent with a sober lifestyle. Rena Cultrufelli of the
USDA prepared the following table of alcohol content in cooked foods. You
can compare your recipe directions to the table to determine how much
alcohol is left.

Preparation Method
Percent Retained
Alcohol added to boiling liquid & removed from heat     85%
Flame
75%
No heat; stored overnight                                                70%
Baked, 25 minutes, alcohol not stirred into mixture       45%

Baked/simmered, alcohol stirred into mixture:
15 minutes
40%
30 minutes
35%
1 hour
25%
1.5 hours
20%
2 hours
10%
2.5 hours
5%"

I don't know about any bread that bakes for over 2.5 hours.....
Mike B.

-----Original Message-----
From: David Beierl
Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2010 9:18 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Frozen Windshield Washer Fluid Tip

At 02:26 PM 11/25/2010  -0800, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:
>are you saying that alcohol evaporates out of a water-alcohol solution ?

Absolutely.

>that would mean a beer or glass of wine sitting out would have less alcohol
>in it after a while.

Correct.  It does.  For a speeded-up version -- bake a loaf of
bread.  Still plenty of water but alcohol all gone by the time you
take it out of the oven.

>if they were serious about the freezing protection of the product, they'd
>say what temp it's good down to, one would think.

Around here they do.  I think -25F might be typical.

Yours,
d

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