Posted on 10/27/2003 9:32:14 AM PST by FlyLow
Colo. Blood Drive Offers Free Beer
October 27, 2003 07:44 AM EST
DURANGO, Colo. - Sounds like a fair trade: blood for beer. United Blood Services of Durango, Colo., held an unusual blood drive this weekend.
Donors got a free pint of beer for a pint of blood. Four area breweries took part in the promotion.
People from the blood bank got into the spirit of the season, by dressing in Halloween costumes including vampires.
There was a little more at stake for the brewers than just civic pride. The owner of the brewery that collected the least amount of blood will get a makeover today: hair dyed blood red.
A recipe for Hot Buttered Rum also gives the history of the drink and the major part of it played in the political game as far back as George Washingtons time in the history of America. Rum was made for the most part of molasses in turn made from sugar cane. This drink, to quote from the American Heritage Cookbook, found its way into domestic politics, used by politicians to influence voters. The honored tradition of feasting voters on food and drink originated quite early in American history. When George Washington was in a race for the legislature in 1758 (though a Virginia Statewide expressly forbade the treating of voters and declared all elections won by such means as illegal). "Washingtons agents supplied the Frederick County voters with 160 gallons of rum, beer, wine, and ciders. This added up to about 1 ½ quarts per vote."
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