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myusernamehere1 t1_j1p3ujg wrote

Reply to comment by BlackMarketCheese in TIL that incarcerated prisoners make a contraband drink in prison called "pruno" which entails fermenting fruit, sugar cubes, bread, and water in a ziplock bag a several days. by FlashyBehind

Methanol is primarily produced from fermenting grain, not sugar or fruit. Although a small amount of methanol will still be produced, the antidote happens to be ethanol, which will be present in much higher concentrations than methanol. So not much danger of blindness if any.

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Gemmabeta t1_j1p4dks wrote

Many prisons ban or heavily restrict fruits and juices because of people making pruno on the sly, so inmates would make it using bread and potatoes.

End result was a massive botulism outbreak.

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5-On-A-Toboggan t1_j1w1gji wrote

The juice typically has sulphites added to kill yeast. This is why if you are going to make hard cider, you have to look around to find cider without sulphites at actual orchards. You won't find it at a grocer.

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