Drinking history : fifteen turning points in the making of American beverages /

"A companion to Andrew F. Smith's critically acclaimed and popular Eating History: Thirty Turning Points in the Making of American Cuisine, this volume recounts the individuals, ingredients, corporations, controversies, and myriad events responsible for America's diverse and complex b...

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Main Author: Smith, Andrew F., 1946- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2013]
Series:Arts and traditions of the table.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Colonial diversity
  • 2. An essential ingredient in American indepence
  • 3. Tea parties
  • 4. Tarantula juice
  • 5. Cider's last hurrah
  • 6. The most popular drink of the day
  • 7. Nature's perfect food
  • 8. The most delightful and insinuating potations
  • 9. Unfermented wine
  • 10. The temperance beverage
  • 11. To root out a bad habit
  • 12. Youth beverages
  • 13. Judgment of Paris
  • 14. The only proper drink for man
  • 15. The coffee experience.