There is a classic science fiction novella by Isaac Asimov that kind of addresses this - spoilers ahead. Earth is concerned about the amount of water they are sending to support Mars colonists. Mars sends rockets and redirects a mostly ice moon to Earth, and says FU. !artisan Way

Well, they are root vegetables.

Many sauces start with a base called a roux, pronounced rue. It's usually started with a fat heated up, like oil or butter or drippings, then flour is added. For a bechamel sauce, heavy cream would be added, I think, I'm not a chef. It's very easy to make home-made gravy this way that tastes way better than you get out of a can, and you can watch your sodium intake as well - canned gravy is ridiculously high.

>My mom's sister is a nun

Is your Mom Attila the hun? (Sorry, John Prine joke).

>effervesce

I think you mean evaporate. Isopropyl alcohol doesn't have bubbles. Yes, nitpicky grammar nazi-ish I know. That's how I roll.

Edit: I should have added that this sounds like a sound approach to resolving the problem but I'm not a professional.

I really want to see this as Donald Trump running over his brother for the inheritance he (Donald) stole.