The memo from the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States offers some interesting food— or maybe that should be drink? — for thought as Super Bowl Sunday looms.

Minnesota is one of 15 states that have Prohibition-era limitations on Sunday alcohol sales, according to the group. Liquor stores in the state are closed on Sunday, The council naturally has an industry interest in allowing liquor stores to stay open seven days a week here, but couched its press release as a consumer alert to help consumers prepare properly for football parties on Sunday.

"Despite planning ahead, party hosts will forget something,'' said David Wojnar, vice president of the Distilled Spirits Council. "It's absurd that 75 years after Prohibition Repeal, consumers are still hampered by these outdated laws.

Many of the states with some type of Sunday limitations are in the Bible Belt, not too surprisingly. Minnesota is the sole Upper Midwest entry. To see a map of states with limitations in place, click here.

Wojnar's organization supports rolling back Sunday sales restrictions in Minnesota and everywhere else. It's not the most pressing issue that legislators face (there's a flatlining economy and budget deficit, we've heard). But it makes sense. It's not clear what shuttering liquor stores on Sunday accomplishes in this day and age. Sunday's also big shopping day, especially if both partners in a household work, so there's an argument to be made for convenience.

There's also an economic angle for for rolling back the law. According to the Spirits Council, "year-round Sunday sales of distilled spirits, wine and beer in Minnesota would lead to an estimated retailer revenue impact range of $54.7 to $76.5 million and net between $7.6 and $10.6 million for the state in additional sales tax revenue."