Those interested in the alcopops story should turn to Part B [Metro Section] of today's New York Times for an article on the new wice cold fruit-flavored malt liquor sold frozen is soft plastic pouches, and aimed, we are assured by its manufacturers, "stricktly at adults." Next on the horizon, the article reports are (I kid you not) are alcoholic beer flavored popsicles. I have to wonder how manufacturers plan to wean a generation reared on alcopops off these sweet and cheap substances and on to more expensive and less sweet products. It would seem to me to be a rather big leap from say, beer popsicles to single malt scotch, although I can't claim to have tasted the former. Janet Golden, Ph.D. History Department Rutgers-Camden Camden, NJ 08102 phone: 609 225-6080 fax: 609 225-6602 email: [log in to unmask]