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The Illicit Liquid Episode: Poisoned Prohibition Alcohol and The Great Maple Syrup Heist
Welcome to episode 7!
In this episode, the sisters surprise each other with a tale of strictly regulated liquids in history--alcohol and....maple syrup?!
First KT tells us about how the U.S. government had the not-so-bright idea to poison alcohol during prohibition and the dire consequences it had on the public. Next, Laurel fast forwards time to the early 2010s to Quebec, Canada to talk about the economics of maple syrup, its "cartel" and the subsequent heist of MILLIONS of dollars worth of maple syrup from Canada's strategic reserve.
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The Socials:
Email -- [email protected]
Instagram -- @hightailinghistory
Facebook -- Hightailing Through History or with user name @hightailinghistory
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Mentioned In The Stories:
Pictures of the global strategic reserve of maple syrup in Quebec
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Sources:
Poisoned Prohibition Alcohol--
“Bootleggers and Bathtub Gin Scroll to Read More.” Prohibition, prohibition.themobmuseum.org/the-history/the-prohibition-underworld/bootleggers-and-bathtub-gin/#:~:text=They%20used%20a%20small%20still,water%20it%20down%20by%20half.
Brown, Matthew. “Fact Check: It's True, U.S. Government Poisoned Some Alcohol during Prohibition.” USA Today, Gannett Satellite Information Network, 1 July 2020, www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/06/30/fact-check-u-s-government-poisoned-some-alcohol-during-prohibition/3283701001/.
“Prohibition in the United States.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 1 Sept. 2021, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibition_in_the_United_States.
“Smithsonian Channel: It's Brighter Here.” VIDEO: Yes, The U.S. Gov't Poisoned Alcohol in the 1920s from Drinks, Crime and Prohibition: Flappers and Bootleggers | Smithsonian Channel, www.smithsonianchannel.com/video/series/drinks-crime-and-prohibition/61606
The Great Maple Syrup Heist--
Cohen, Rich. “Inside Quebec's Great, Multi-Million-Dollar Maple-Syrup Heist.” Vanity Fair, 5 Dec. 2016, www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/12/maple-syrup-heist.
“Dirty Money.” McGinn, Brian, director. The Maple Syrup Heist, season 1, episode 5, Netflix, 26 Jan. 2018.
Lindholm, Jane, and Stacey Vanek Smith. “The Maple Syrup Cartel.” NPR, NPR, 10 Apr. 2019, www.npr.org/sections/money/2019/04/10/711779666/the-maple-syrup-cartel.
Stimpson, Reid. “Inside Quebec's Maple Syrup Cartel.” The Bull & Bear, 4 Nov. 2019, bullandbearmcgill.com/inside-quebecs-maple-syrup-cartel/.
Wyckoff, Whitney Blair. “Why Some Canadian Maple Syrup Producers Are Defying Their 'Cartel'.” KNKX, 2018, www.knkx.org/post/why-some-canadian-maple-syrup-producers-are-defying-their-cartel.
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Welcome to episode 7!
In this episode, the sisters surprise each other with a tale of strictly regulated liquids in history--alcohol and....maple syrup?!
First KT tells us about how the U.S. government had the not-so-bright idea to poison alcohol during prohibition and the dire consequences it had on the public. Next, Laurel fast forwards time to the early 2010s to Quebec, Canada to talk about the economics of maple syrup, its "cartel" and the subsequent heist of MILLIONS of dollars worth of maple syrup from Canada's strategic reserve.
*~*~*~*~*~*~
The Socials:
Email -- [email protected]
Instagram -- @hightailinghistory
Facebook -- Hightailing Through History or with user name @hightailinghistory
*~*~*~*~*~*~
Mentioned In The Stories:
Pictures of the global strategic reserve of maple syrup in Quebec
*~*~*~*~*~*~
Sources:
Poisoned Prohibition Alcohol--
“Bootleggers and Bathtub Gin Scroll to Read More.” Prohibition, prohibition.themobmuseum.org/the-history/the-prohibition-underworld/bootleggers-and-bathtub-gin/#:~:text=They%20used%20a%20small%20still,water%20it%20down%20by%20half.
Brown, Matthew. “Fact Check: It's True, U.S. Government Poisoned Some Alcohol during Prohibition.” USA Today, Gannett Satellite Information Network, 1 July 2020, www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/06/30/fact-check-u-s-government-poisoned-some-alcohol-during-prohibition/3283701001/.
“Prohibition in the United States.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 1 Sept. 2021, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibition_in_the_United_States.
“Smithsonian Channel: It's Brighter Here.” VIDEO: Yes, The U.S. Gov't Poisoned Alcohol in the 1920s from Drinks, Crime and Prohibition: Flappers and Bootleggers | Smithsonian Channel, www.smithsonianchannel.com/video/series/drinks-crime-and-prohibition/61606
The Great Maple Syrup Heist--
Cohen, Rich. “Inside Quebec's Great, Multi-Million-Dollar Maple-Syrup Heist.” Vanity Fair, 5 Dec. 2016, www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/12/maple-syrup-heist.
“Dirty Money.” McGinn, Brian, director. The Maple Syrup Heist, season 1, episode 5, Netflix, 26 Jan. 2018.
Lindholm, Jane, and Stacey Vanek Smith. “The Maple Syrup Cartel.” NPR, NPR, 10 Apr. 2019, www.npr.org/sections/money/2019/04/10/711779666/the-maple-syrup-cartel.
Stimpson, Reid. “Inside Quebec's Maple Syrup Cartel.” The Bull & Bear, 4 Nov. 2019, bullandbearmcgill.com/inside-quebecs-maple-syrup-cartel/.
Wyckoff, Whitney Blair. “Why Some Canadian Maple Syrup Producers Are Defying Their 'Cartel'.” KNKX, 2018, www.knkx.org/post/why-some-canadian-maple-syrup-producers-are-defying-their-cartel.