{"product_id":"forgotten-drinks-of-colonial-new-corin-hirsch-9781626192492","title":"Forgotten Drinks of Colonial New England: From Flips \u0026 Rattle-Skulls to Switchel \u0026 Spruce Beer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew England food and drinks writer Corin Hirsch explores the origins and taste of the favorite potations of early Americans and offers some modern-day recipes to revive them today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eColonial New England was awash in ales, beers, wines, cider and spirits. Everyone from teenage farmworkers to our founding fathers imbibed heartily and often. Tipples at breakfast, lunch, teatime and dinner were the norm, and low-alcohol hard cider was sometimes even a part of children's lives. This burgeoning cocktail culture reflected the New World's abundance of raw materials: apples, sugar and molasses, wild berries and hops. This plentiful drinking sustained a slew of smoky taverns and inns--watering holes that became vital meeting places and the nexuses of unrest as the Revolution brewed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Corin Hirsch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1626192499\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781626192492\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/18\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Corin Hirsch","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44043122835711,"sku":"9781626192492","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cbf8f386-ee6d-4415-83f8-6625a93f28f7.jpg?v=1684965384","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/forgotten-drinks-of-colonial-new-corin-hirsch-9781626192492","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}