EPISODE · Mar 1, 2023 · 30 MIN
078 I Said Mixed Drinks. These are Definitely Not Cocktails - 18th Century Social Drinking
from The History of American Food · host Margaret Hardin
Turns out colonists were making mixed drinks in America... before there was America, or cocktails (officially). Some were elborate and required prep-work (syllabub, cherry bounce), some were super familliar (whiskey Tod?), and some were just a shot and a beer - but together - probobly.If you want to know what the equivalent of rolling up to the bar and asking for a Jack and Coke in the days before either of those existed, stop in for a listen.And yes - the Mint Julep is older than America, but not the version with chipped ice. That's later.If you want to hear me do a bad job of pronouncing Portuguese, this is also your chance. Aguardente.Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor TurtleShow Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/Email: [email protected] Twitter: @THoAFoodInstagram: @THoAFoodPost: @THoAFoodMusic Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor TurtleShow Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot comThreads: @THoAFoodInstagram: @THoAFood& some other socials... @THoAFood
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Turns out colonists were making mixed drinks in America... before there was America, or cocktails (officially). Some were elborate and required prep-work (syllabub, cherry bounce), some were super familliar (whiskey Tod?), and some were just a shot and a beer - but together - probobly.If you want to know what the equivalent of rolling up to the bar and asking for a Jack and Coke in the days before either of those existed, stop in for a listen.And yes - the Mint Julep is older than America, but not the version with chipped ice. That's later.If you want to hear me do a bad job of pronouncing Portuguese, this is also your chance. Aguardente.Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor TurtleShow Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/Email: [email protected] Twitter: @THoAFoodInstagram: @THoAFoodPost: @THoAFoodMusic Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor TurtleShow Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot comThreads: @THoAFoodInstagram: @THoAFood& some other socials... @THoAFood
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