John Q. Adams lemonade recipe

Blaidd Drwg · Post by **Blaidd Drwg** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 7:24 am

My brother just finished a Doctorate in early American political something or other, He came across this which he forwarded.

A gallon of water, a bottle of Jamaica rum, a bottle of cognac, a bottle of champagne, a pound of sugar and a pint of lemon juice.

The founding fathers were badass and astute mixologists.

Protobuilder · Post by **Protobuilder** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 7:33 am

The electoral college probably sounded like a good idea after a bit of that.

Blaidd Drwg · Post by **Blaidd Drwg** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 7:35 am

Terry B. wrote:The electoral college probably sounded like a good idea after a bit of that.

Outstanding thought. I'll give it a run on November 6th.

Sassenach · Post by **Sassenach** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 5:06 pm

Num. Yes please.

Dan Martin · Post by **Dan Martin** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 1:31 pm

Why all the water?

The Venerable Bogatir X · Sun Oct 14, 2012 1:37 pm

Dan Martin wrote:Why all the water?

Back then, ice was hard to come by for 8-9 months out of the year where JQA resided.

IGX