Moonshine was a big deal in rural areas during and slightly after WWII. As in other "times of stress," liquor consumption went up just as the legal supply went down. I found several "small producers'" sites by following old timber tote roads while wasting time between hunting seasons with my metal detector in upstate NYS. One of the copper "worms" I found is now on the wall of a popular bar in downtown Boston.
I also haunted the bases of former "boundary trees" that had been used as deer stands before the forest came back. Found lots of stuff hunters had dropped over the years, possibly partly because of the anesthetic effect of local "White Lightnin'".....
