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Recipes

Drinks

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While clean water was plentiful at the birth of our country, it didn't have much flavor. The colonialists wasted no time adding different herbs and flavors to their water. Or other potables: beer brewing and distilling were some of the earliest industries of the colonies. Other recipes made their way here from the settlers' native homeland. All we can find are listed below.

	Aqua Mirabilis Drinks a very fine Cordial
	Barley-Water Drinks For invalids
	Beef Tea Drinks Primarily for invalids
	Beef Tea, Baked Drinks For invalids
	Beef Tea, Savoury Drinks Soyer's Recipe
	Champagne Cobbler Drinks Delicious refresher
	Champagne-Cup Drinks Pass-around drink for events
	Cherry Brandy Drinks Potent Potable
	Claret Cup Drinks Made for weddings and other events
	Cocoa Drinks Winter drink
	Coffee Drinks Basic beverage
	Coffee, Nutritious Drinks Colonial breakfast drink
	Cordial, Very Fine Drinks Colonial drink
	Cowslip Wine Drinks Colonial wine
	Currant Shrub Drinks Currant juice and rum
	Damson Wine Drinks Colonial wine
	Egg Wine Drinks Primarily for invalids
	Elder Wine Drinks Colonial wine
	Fish House Punch Drinks Great for parties!
	Flip Drinks Potent potable
	Ginger Beer I Drinks Colonial refresher
	Ginger Beer II Drinks Colonial refresher
	Ginger Wine Drinks Summer wine
	Gooseberry Wine, Efferve... Drinks Potent colonial wine
	Grape Wine Drinks Colonial wine
	Hot Punch Drinks Potent winter warmer
	Lemon Brandy Drinks Potent tangy flavor
	Lemon Wine Drinks Colonial wine
	Lemonade Drinks Summer refresher
	Lemonade for Invalids Drinks When regular lemonade is just too much!

	Lemonade, Nourishing Drinks (with sherry & eggs)
	Malt Wine Drinks Sweet potable
	Martha Washington's Rum ... Drinks Presidential punch
	Mixed Fruit Wine Drinks Fruity wine
	Mulled Wine Drinks Spiced wine
	Negus Drinks Wine for "children's parties"
	Norfolk Punch Drinks Attributed to the Duke of Norfolk
	Old Ironsides Rum and Soda Drinks Potent potable
	Old Salem Smash Drinks Potent potable
	Orange Brandy Drinks "Excellent"
	Orange Wine, Very Superior Drinks (also for Ginger Wine)
	Planters' Punch Drinks Refreshing (and potent!) drink
	Pleasant Drink Drinks For Warm Weather
	Rhubarb Wine Drinks Potent potable
	Rice-Milk Drinks "wholesome for children"
	Roman Punch Drinks Party drink
	Sham Port Wine Drinks Economic imitation
	Shrub I Drinks Orange juice and rum
	Shrub II Drinks Orange/lemon juice and liquor
	Shrub III Drinks Orange juice and rum
	Spiced Cider Punch Drinks Great for parties!
	Spiced Tea Drinks Colonial refresher
	Spruce Beer Drinks Colonial beer
	Spruce Beer, White Drinks Colonial refresher
	Summer Draught Drinks Effervescing lemon drink
	Tea Drinks Basic beverage
	Wassail Drinks Colonial hot cider punch
	Welsh Nectar Drinks Colonial drink
	Whiskey Cordial Drinks Seasonable in July
	Wine, Mulled Drinks Winter drink