Things are going poorly when you have to take the other side's forms; scratch out their name and add yours. Here, the Confederates took a US shipping agreement, and presto chango--it's a CSA contract! We love coming across these gems at the Archives.
An illustration from The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain, published in 1897. Between the 1860s and 1920, when Prohibition went into effect, American bartending came into its own. (via NPR)
I think I can speak for both of us when I say the Archive Gals love a good cocktail. You may often spot us after work during happy hour at the local Tex-Mex watering hole with a half price margarita in hand. Fittingly, (for us!) the National Archives has a fascinating temporary exhibit entitled “Spirited Republic: Alcohol in American History” that invites visitors to look at the government’s tolerance, oversight, and control of alcohol throughout our history.
NPR recently did a great story on the Golden Age of Cocktails—the time period between the 1860s and Prohibition—when some of the best cocktails we think about today, were created. Check out some of the original recipes, including the daiquiri, and see how much they have changed over time!
"For 6 persons": The original daiquiri recipe, as scribbled by Jennings Cox.
Courtesy of the Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries (Via NPR)
Listen to NPR’s story here, as well as get some original recipes: http://www.npr.org/…/the-golden-age-of-cocktails-when-ameri…
Check out the National Archives “Spirited Republic” Exhibit until January 10, 2016: http://www.archives.gov/museum/visit/gallery.html
Stop by and say hi to the Archive Gals, would ya?