There is but one source of alcohol—sugar. From whatever vegetable product alcohol has its origin, whether grain, fruit, roots, or sap, the sugar contained in it is the only source of the spirit. In some plants the sugar exists in the saccharine condition; in others, as in grain, it. is present in the form of starch, which is converted by artificial means into sugar. The fermentation of saccharine fluids produces alcohol in a diluted form. It is afterwards separated from the watery portion of the fluid by distillation.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20361, 19 July 1934, Page 16
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