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John Q. Adams lemonade recipe
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 7:24 am
by Blaidd Drwg
My brother just finished a Doctorate in early American political something or other, He came across this which he forwarded.
A gallon of water, a bottle of Jamaica rum, a bottle of cognac, a bottle of champagne, a pound of sugar and a pint of lemon juice.
The founding fathers were badass and astute mixologists.
Re: John Q. Adams lemonade recipe
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 7:33 am
by Protobuilder
The electoral college probably sounded like a good idea after a bit of that.
Re: John Q. Adams lemonade recipe
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 7:35 am
by Blaidd Drwg
Terry B. wrote:The electoral college probably sounded like a good idea after a bit of that.
Outstanding thought. I'll give it a run on November 6th.
Re: John Q. Adams lemonade recipe
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 5:06 pm
by Sassenach
Num. Yes please.
Re: John Q. Adams lemonade recipe
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 1:31 pm
by Dan Martin
Why all the water?
Re: John Q. Adams lemonade recipe
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 1:37 pm
by The Venerable Bogatir X
Dan Martin wrote:Why all the water?
Back then, ice was hard to come by for 8-9 months out of the year where JQA resided.