Fortunately, Sam sort of appreciated comments of that sort. She didn't show the least sign of being offended. The corner of her mouth turned up slightly. "Actually, the idea is that the potatoes are an invisible part of the equation," she said. "Vodka gets made by the distillation of fermented substances such as grains, potatoes, sometimes fruits or sugar. Since fruit and sugar are non-starters and grains are a little too valuable, I settled."

She was reasonably sure they still had booze in the future. Baldy had mentioned his family owning a vineyard. So she decided not to go science on Beverly's ass.

Sam was all for proving that she was the smartest person in a room.

Back home.

Here, she'd actually lightened up a bit on that front. She figured something had to give.