paulvallandigham said:If you leave the can of Ballistol outside with the cap off, overnight, the licorice odor will diminish or evaporate all together. I have not been able to stand the smell of licorice since I was a boy-- my loss!-- so this is how to deal with it.
The same odor appears in the Greek distilled liquor, " Oozo"( worm in the bottle), and the Danish distilled Liquor, " Aquavit"( Used in making Swedish " Glugg"), BTW.
GeezerD said:paulvallandigham said:If you leave the can of Ballistol outside with the cap off, overnight, the licorice odor will diminish or evaporate all together. I have not been able to stand the smell of licorice since I was a boy-- my loss!-- so this is how to deal with it.
The same odor appears in the Greek distilled liquor, " Oozo"( worm in the bottle), and the Danish distilled Liquor, " Aquavit"( Used in making Swedish " Glugg"), BTW.
Ballistol did originate from that part of the world. --------------- GeezerD
flintlock62 said:Actually, Ballistol means Ballistic Oil.
Zonie said:And that will be an excellent description of it as the bottle flies out the back door and over the neighbors fence when our wives find out that it's the Ballistol that's stinking up the whole house. :grin:
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