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Taste of Spring, With spring approaching, some look forward to beer on the backporch but others favor moonshine made from grapes that have soured over(...)
Taste of Spring, With spring approaching, some look forward to beer on the backporch but others favor moonshine made from grapes that have soured over(...)

Taste of Spring, With spring approaching, some look forward to beer on the backporch but others favor moonshine made from grapes that have soured over(...)

Date3/1/1979
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Original Toronto Star caption: Taste of Spring; With spring approaching; some look forward to beer on the backporch but others favor moonshine made from grapes that have soured over the winter. Constable Duane Walsh of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police shows still seized this week on Prescott Ave. and capable of making $400 worth - 10 gallons - of pure spirits a day. The brew smells like varnish.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0009239F
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