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During the colonial era, rum was the preferred alcoholic drink of American colonists.
During the colonial era, rum was the preferred alcoholic drink of American colonists.
Beer was a favorite drink of George Washington, as it was for many people living in the eighteenth century.
In eighteenth century America, wines from France were less commonly available than those from Spain and?
The Washington family typically ate two substantial meals per day—breakfast at 7 a.m. and dinner at 3 p.m. Tea or coffee sometimes followed in the early evening. The Washingtons relied on enslaved butlers, cooks, waiters, and housemaids to support their daily meals and frequent dinner parties.
George Washington longed for the day when good wines would be produced in America.
Martha Washington's Great Cake was a large celebratory cake consisting of fruit and spices.
One of General Washington's favorite meals was also one of the simplest: hoecakes and honey.
The first reference to ice cream at Mount Vernon dates to May of 1784, when a "Cream Machine for Ice"?
Madeira, a fortified wine produced on the Portuguese island of Madeira, was one of George Washington's favorite drinks.
As a young man, making what would be his first and only trip outside of North America, George Washington?
George Washington’s recipe for “Small Beer” appears in a 1757 notebook of his, which can be found today in its original form at the New York Public Library.
During the colonial era, rum was the preferred alcoholic drink of American colonists.
The Washingtons drank and acquired tea throughout their lives.
In the spring of 1783, citizens gathered in towns and cities across America to celebrate the signing?
In the late 1790s, Julian Niemcewicz, a Polish visitor to Mount Vernon, noted the presence of what he?