Tokyo, Aug. 25.
Japanese sake drinkers have just received the rather startling news that henceforth they may be drinking sake made from acorns, instead of rice, for the Riken Company has developed a revolutionary new process, the "Asahi" reports.
"The new sake," the newspaper says, "is declared to be superior to the sweet-potato sake which has proved so popular of late."
The Riken Company expects ta brew 5,000,000 gallons of acorn sake this year in order to relieve the prevailing sake shortage. It will need 300,000 tons of acorns per year, it is estimated_—Havas.
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