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    Posted 7 years ago

    shareurpas…
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    I got it. Bota not Boda! I honestly have no idea how old this one is but it was a friend of mine that passed about 10 years ago and I know he had it for a very long time. I'd still love to hear your stories about these crazy things. I sure thought they were a lot bigger!

    I need help because apparently these are not called Bodo Bags??? That's what I always called them, I thought so anyway. Did I spell it wrong? Bodoe? Boda? The only word I can make out on it is Spain.

    I don't remember the year, I'm guessing 1974, Pink Floyd or The Who...LOL maybe it was someone else...I am laughing a good one right now. I got chosen to carry one of these in. I sure thought they were larger, I had a skirt on and tied it around my leg...OMG I was so sure they could tell and thought for sure I was gonna get caught. If they would have looked at me they would have known for sure I was guilty!!! LOL...I had a lot of fun back in those days. Went to a lot of concerts too. Grateful I can remember at least some of it!!!

    I know a few of you will have the answer to this but I won't name names! hahaha Now let's see who else tells on themselves?!?

    Enjoy! What is a blatz???

    Mystery Solved

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    1. shareurpassion shareurpassion, 7 years ago
      Ok. Well, I'll see if I can find one under that name. I saw the "blatz" while picking a sub category, all the other beer had the word beer in front of it so it just made me wonder! Thanks bobby! I'll see what I can find and let you know.
    2. shareurpassion shareurpassion, 7 years ago
      Ha ha I got it...I was spelling it wrong! It's "Bota" not da. And they also refer to goatskin.

      From Wikipedia:
      A bota bag or wineskin is a traditional Spanish liquid receptacle. Typically, it is made of leather (when made of goatskin it is known as a goatskin itself), and is typically used to carry wine, although any liquid can be filled into it. Often referred to as a canteen.

      So there it is, thank you again bobby!
    3. kyratango kyratango, 7 years ago
      Here in France we call them "gourde Basque" pays Basque is a region near the Spanish border.
      See here for a new one made in traditional fabrication.
      I had one, lined inside with a rubber pouch, I used for playing golf during hot days (I filled it 1 tier with water before putting in freezer, then completed with cold water before leaving)

      http://www.soif-de-gourde.fr/gourde-traditionnelle-typique-originale/462-gourde-basque-forme-courbee-peau-naturelle-1-litre.html?utm_source=JVWEB-JVShopping-C7365BD-36-google&utm_medium=evo_s2g_ggshopping&utm_term=364-Gourde_basque_forme_courbee_naturelle_1_litre&utm_campaign=7-Maison_et_jardin__Arts_de_la_table_et_arts_culinaires__Supports_pour_aliments_et_boissons__Bouteilles_d%27eau
    4. antiquerose antiquerose, 7 years ago
      I have something like this...not sure if marked or not, thought Mine came from Hungary when grandparents were there...??
    5. Rick55 Rick55, 7 years ago
      I bought one of these before leaving Spain back in the late eighties Susie, and we called them bota bags. I never used it and twenty something years later I tried to fill it with water. Unfortunately, after all this time of non-use, the tar, or whatever they used to seal it inside, had gotten old and caused the whole bag to stick together.
    6. shareurpassion shareurpassion, 7 years ago
      That was a good idea Kyra, while golfing. I'd rather stop at the watering hole though :0

      That one belonged to a good friend of mine and when I saw it I thought i'd post it here for my memory sakes as well as anyone else's. thank you for your info and comment. You are always appreciated!
    7. shareurpassion shareurpassion, 7 years ago
      Rose, yours is most likely like mine and Ricks...won't even hold water by now! Leather dries out too much and becomes brittle. Mine doesn't really feel brittle but I bet it is. I don't think anything would taste very good out of it now anyway...probably musty. YUK! haha Thanks hon.
    8. shareurpassion shareurpassion, 7 years ago
      Hi Rick, like I was saying to Rose, they just won't last that long being in storage. Maybe if in a controlled temperature situation? I don't know but I wouldn't even try it. Thanks as always for your friendly love and comments!
    9. shareurpassion shareurpassion, 7 years ago
      A very late thank you to all that stopped by and loved. I do appreciate it a lot. Thanks.
    10. Caperkid, 7 years ago
      We called these wine skins. Used alot by xcountry skier's.
    11. joelean44, 2 years ago
      We had these to put booms farm wine in ....and where a big hit at parties ..and a lot of us play thumper...shhhhh

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