What did George Washington Drink?

Wall St Journal ^ | NOVEMBER 19, 2011 | WILLIAM BOSTWICK

[chris_bdba]

Probably beer with an occasional wine or hard cider like most people of his time did.

[Pharmboy]

My six pack of choice...great beer, even if the brewery’s owner is a bit flaky.

[Pharmboy]

All in all, he seemed to prefer wine, but he was diverse in his alcohol choices.

[KoRn]

Didn’t they drink more alcohol back then than water, because the water quality wasn’t all that great?

[Pharmboy]

Yep...that’s what I understand.

[momtothree]

“I wonder what an heirloom turkey is..”

I was wondering if it was a more hip way of saying wild turkey. Wouldn’t that be a heirloom of sorts?....

[rdl6989]

This is making me thirsty.

[Ladysforest]

Pharmboy provided this :

-Heirloom turkeys are varieties that once were widely raised, but have since gone out of commercial favor. These “retro” birds are sometimes referred to with different names and represent a small, but growing movement in California.-

Probably the heirloom turkeys went the way of most things - the big commercial poultry farmers wanted specific traits, so the older varieties eventually fell to the wayside as newer breeds were developed.....likely larger breasted with milder flavored flesh.

[Pharmboy]

I think you are likely right: more meat (esp. white) and less gaminess. On the website they say it is closer to the wild bird.

[Western Phil]

Most of the commercial turkeys are the Broad Breasted White. In the 50s we raised a few Broad Breasted Bronze. They had the wild turkey coloring. I bet those and maybe some older varieties are the heirloom varieties which will run probably 4 to 7 times the price of regular.

More information: http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/varieties-heritage-breed-turkeys.html

[M1903A1]

Most incredibly, the Royal Navy didn’t give up the daily rum ration until 1969.

[Gandalf_The_Gray]

Hard cider?

Cheers,
GtG

[wildbill]

don’t know about the beer, but at one time Washington was supposed to have been the largest whiskey distiller in the country.

Sippin whishy no doubt

[bgill]

Retro and California. ‘Nuff said.

[SunkenCiv]

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[momtothree]

Thanks, Ladysforest and Pharmboy. I never heard this before relating to turkeys. Vegetables... yes but never poultry. I’d try it in a heartbeat!

[american_ranger]

I used to make salsa for canning that involved cooking it down to make it thicker. As it cooked down, juice would form on the top which I skimmed off and canned.

Salsa juice makes a really good bloody mary.

[SatinDoll]

Now that’s my kind of navy!

[NittanyLion]

[Free Vulcan]

Yep. Back in the day when everyone raised their own there was a thriving breeding market of new varieties, many now lost. Plants and animals both. Most of those old varieties are superior to the bland crap they sell today.