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July 13th 05, 05:06 AM

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So what's wrong with being fed bottles of Bud?

While I wouldn't turn down a Bud, I much prefer a
Yuengling Black & Tan or a Guinness Stout. Or a
Genessee Cream Ale.

I love the cream ale, but it can leave me with a headache th e next
day. Darnit! Genny Red, on the other hand, has the right balance of
flavor, non-complexity, and cost to get a thumbs up from me.

As for Yuengling, I don't want that Porter mixed with anything,
thankyouverymuch! Porter or the Amber ale works for me.

As for what is fed to babies, it should be remembered
that for a couple of decades in the middle of the
20th century, the "professionals" and "experts" told
us that bottle-feeding was *better* for infants than
the "old-fashioned way". The newfangled "formula"
and all the attendant apparatus was "scientific" and
"progressive", they said. Of course it took a whole
pile of hardware (bottles, sterilizer pot with lid and
bottle rack, nipples, nipple rings, seals, bottle tops,
tongs) the formula itself, and a kitchen to do all the
processing to do what "the old fashioned way" did semi-
automatically.

I'd be remiss if I did not add that in Ireland, New and nursing mothers
received Guiness Stout even while still "in hospital", as it is
considered to have many good health effects. While the more Baptist
among us might be aghast at such a thing, I suspect there might just be
a bit of wisdom in that.

The "old-fashioned way" was
put down as being vaguely third-world, Luddite,
"horse and buggy" and inferior both physically
and psychologically. Moms who tried to keep the
old ways met with resistance, opposition and
insults.

Quite perverted, that!

After all, the "professionals" and "experts" knew
best, right?

As if!

Snort

- Mike KB3EIA -