> Is there any > rational explanation of why bahá'ís cannot eat meals cooked with alcoholic > drinks? When the alcohol boils, only the savor survives and the alcohol > vaporizes.
There was a study conducted in the early 1990's at one of the universities in the state of Washington that disproved this. The study found that depending on how the food was prepared, 20 - 85% of the alcohol is retained in foods prepared with various alcoholic liquids. I can't find my file copy of it, but it was published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. At one time the US Department of Agriculture published a table that showed how much alcohol remains in stews, sauces, etc., containing ingredients such as wine and brandy. Hope this helps. - Sandra Huit The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by the Johnson County Community College ("JCCC") and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify JCCC by email reply and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail message and any attachments thereto. Thank you. __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:archive@mail-archive.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu