{"product_id":"forgotten-drinks-of-colonial-new-england","title":"Forgotten Drinks of Colonial New England","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen I travel about, I've had the pleasure of tasting some of New England's oldest cocktail recipes. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this book, New England food and drinks writer Corin Hirsch explores the origins and taste of the favorite potations of early Americans and offers some modern-day recipes to revive them today. Colonial New England was awash in ales, beers, wines, cider and spirits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTipples at breakfast, lunch, teatime and dinner were the norm, and low-alcohol hard cider was sometimes even a part of children's lives. This burgeoning cocktail culture reflected the New World's abundance of raw materials: apples, sugar and molasses, wild berries and hops. This plentiful drinking sustained a slew of smoky taverns and inns--watering holes that became vital meeting places and the nexuses of unrest as the Revolution brewed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback | 6 x 9 | 144 pages\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arcadia Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54080193200323,"sku":"9781626192492","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0549\/0819\/0915\/files\/1f3b569b9ac7bd4060a0bb764f18bd6daf4d239c73de217f12d6d50b116f8cb6.jpg?v=1788787265","url":"https:\/\/shopnewenglandfineliving.com\/products\/forgotten-drinks-of-colonial-new-england","provider":"New England Fine Living","version":"1.0","type":"link"}