Some prohibition era homebrew supplies

General Homebrew Discussion
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Saw this today on Shorpy:

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Washington, D.C., circa 1926. “Thomas R. Shipp Co. – S.A. Gatti stand, Center Market.” Offering malt extract, wine jelly and hops, three items for your Prohibition-era shopping list.

Link to full sized photo: Shorpy Historical Picture Archive :: Home Brew: 1926 high-resolution photo

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Cool!

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That is pretty neat.

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There was a beer stein and breweriana auction here last Sunday. One of the items was a prohibition-era can of Red Top malt extract. I was not there to find out how much it went for.

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my question are the pistachios in the upper part of the picture.  has anybody, dare i ask, brewed with them?