“America Fermented – A Short History of Alcohol in America”
Dates/Times:
Saturday, November 3, 2012
2:00 p.m.
Location:
North Carolina History Center
Cullman Performance Hall
529 South Front Street
New Bern, NC 28560
Description:
While many people have studied and written about how America developed a national cuisine, the beverages we have consumed have received much less notice. Colonial Americans enjoyed their beer, rum, and applejack, and brewers and distillers were among our nation's founders. Sophisticated cocktails started early, with refreshing combinations of fruit, vinegar, and rum called shrubs, and Martha Washington was known for her lethal rum punch. As America expanded, so did its drink palate - Southerners contributed the julep to the world, Spanish colonists a taste for wine, and in later generations Californians developed the zombie, mai tai, and other delights. Richard Foss will show how America's taste for alcohol waxed and waned, from the cheerful imbibers among our nation's founders through Prohibition and on to the modern era of sophisticated integration of beverages with food. A sampling of beverages and period foods will be served following the program. Both alcoholic beverages and non-alcoholic beverages will be served. Attendees who wish to partake in any sampling of alcoholic beverages must be 21 years of age or older.
Admission:
$12 per adult
$10 per Council of Friends Member
$4 per child
