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Home stills turn out huge booze supply
Rodney Dutcher reports that illicit moonshine stills push a large share of the U S liquor supply as industrial alcohol tightening shifts demand to straight grain alcohol. Prohibition chemists note most seized liquor comes from corn sugar and molasses distillation with gin rising in popularity in drier states. Local enforcement is crucial as federal efforts cannot find all hidden stills.
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