I remember barely having the measles. I had a fever, and being raised by my Grandfather, living way out in rural Mississippi, he relied on old folk remedies for ‘healthcare’.
Our county was a ‘dry county’ so no alcohol could be purchased, but we were close to a wet county. He sent word to a neighbor that had a car (he didn’t and never did drive) to go a purchase a beer. I remember it was a Schlitz. They gave me some to drink to ‘break the fever’. I was probably 6 years old at the time. I thought it tasted awful. But it apparently worked.
That is probably why I never really developed a taste for alcohol................
I imagine if I’d have tasted a beer when I was that age, I probably wouldn’t like alcohol either.
I’m not much of a beer person. Hubby loves it!
I’ll take rum if given a preference. Whiskey and bourbon are fine, too.