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LOGGER'S SHEET

LOGGER: Sarah E. Morgan
REEL NUMBER: 2/A   
STAGE: Tennessee Narrative #2
DATE: 7/4/86  
PRESENTOR: Roby Cogswell
GROUP NAME: Moonshine
REGION/STYLE: Franklin Co., TN

[[2 columned table]]
| PERFORMER(S) | INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION |
| --- | --- |
| Hamper McBee | Distiller |
| Johnny Ray Hicks | singer/storyteller |


CONTENTS
1. Hamper McBee's beginnings as a moonshiner in the late '40s
2. Mr. Hick's beginnings as a moonshiner
3. Discussion of distribution; role of "bootlegger"
4. Price of moonshine; current price: $25/gallon
5. Technical aspects of making moonshine; ingredients of moonshine
6. Component of the still
7. "Proof" of the whiskey
8. Definition of "white lightnin'"
9. Time needed to make a "run"
10. Crew needed for what size still (Correlation of crew to size of still)
11. Locations of still
12. Maintenance of still
13. Problems of legality
14. Entertainment of questions

Why is [[strikethrough]] whiske [[/strikethrough]] moonshining illegal
proof of moonshine
How does one get parts for still.
cooling of whiskey
Flavoring of whiskey
different whiskeys
Questions about taxes & the law
"cutting" of whiskey
"poison" whiskey/"Mature" whiskey
dangers of moonshining
questions about sugar