Talk:firewater
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Latest comment: 2 years ago by 92.218.236.54
It was not called Fire Water because of the "high potency" of alcohol that created a 'BURN', it was the opposite. They called it Firewater because the Native people tested it first. They would pour it over a camp fire to see if it "flared-up"...if it did, it was "Good quality stuff". If not, they knew it was of poor quality...not much 'real' alcohol in it. I know the stories of my culture. I am a member of the Piikani Nation in Southern Alberta. We are part of the Blackfoot Confederacy.
142.229.82.246 22:24, 26 February 2020 (UTC) Lana-Rae Blood
- I've included it as an alternative explanation. 92.218.236.54 09:14, 19 July 2022 (UTC)