Word: grog
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...years later his lab identified some of the key constituents in a funerary feast held in about 700 B.C. in honor, some think, of King Midas. The feast, as re-enacted at a gala hosted by the University of Pennsylvania Museum, included a modern re-creation of Phrygian grog, a concoction McGovern's lab determined was part wine, part beer and part mead...
...Navy Grog...
...Veterans Day, we should all take a moment to honor those who have served our country, by partaking in the famed drink of the Navy—the rum Grog...
...Grog has been the standard drink of seamen since the 17th century, when the British navy began to trade with the Americas. Rum was one of the gems of the New World, and captains gave their sailors a ration of the liquor. A vice-admiral nicknamed “Old Grog” began a policy of diluting the sailors’ rations of rum with water. He mixed in sugar and cinnamon to add flavor and threw in some lime juice to help ward off scurvy. Shortly thereafter, Navy Grog was served twice a day on deck and became...
...recipe for Grog has changed considerably from its original ship-deck version. The mixture of different types of rum gives the drink a more complex flavor, and the abundance of fruit juices makes it palatable to less-seasoned drinkers. Experiment with different flavors of juice—grapefruit and guava are popular—and different mixtures of liquors. If you’re feeling cheap (or minimalist), try using just one or two types...