Interesting Links

Thank you for visiting Happy Mountain Publications, home of the Alaskan Bootlegger's Bible! Here are some assorted essays and recipes by the Author. Enjoy!

Disgraceful History
Yankee Doodle's Drunk! Moonshine History Americans Would Like to Forget.

Prohibition
The "Great Experiment" or how the road to Hell was paved with good intentions from sea to shining sea.

Whale Guns of the North
Article by the author about the whale guns that were and still are part of the subsistence way of life of the Alaska Native people.

Father Emmett Engel, the Wine Making Priest
Excerpt from the Alaskan Bootlegger's Bible about Father Engel and his Milk Wine.

The Two-Dollar Crockpot Still
This still consists of parts readily available from your local store and some that are probably in your kitchen.

Wine Recipe
Wine like Grandma used to make for a staggering fifty cents a bottle. No pun intended.

Bush Beer Recipe
This beer was popular in Alaska and during Prohibition.

Hard Apple Cider Recipe
An extremely simple and rewarding hard apple cider recipe.

Nice News Article
Here is a photo of a nice newspaper article about the Alaskan Bootlegger's Bible, dated October 9, 2000. Some much-needed publicity early on when the business was getting off of the ground!