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the grain that survives where wheat dies, then survives prohibition by going to Canada
means A hardy cereal grass and its grain, used to make dark bread, whiskey, and animal feed, prized for thriving in poor soils and cold climates.
from From Old English 'ryge,' a word with deep Germanic roots — relatives include Old Norse 'rugr' and Dutch 'rogge' — and likely cousins farther afield in the Slavic and Baltic languages, hinting that rye traveled with northern peoples who needed a grain tough enough for hungry ground. The whiskey sense is simply the grain lending its name to the spirit distilled from it.
- cold survivor
- Grows in poor soil and freezing climates wheat can't tolerate
- spicy spirit
- American whiskey law requires 51% rye mash minimum
- ergot risk
- Its fungus may have triggered the Salem witch trials
- deep roots
- Sends roots over six feet down into earth
- bread backbone
- Powers dense pumpernickel loaves across Northern Europe
whiskey rebellion — 1794 uprising in pennsylvania over federal tax on rye whiskey distillers
ergot fungus on rye — caused the salem witch trials in 1692 via hallucinogenic contamination of rye crops
rye bread of pumpernickel — german dark rye bread, traditionally made in westphalia since medieval times