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Rum

During the colonial era, rum was the preferred alcoholic drink of American colonists.

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Recipe for Small Beer

George Washington’s recipe for “Small Beer” appears in a 1757 notebook of his, which can be found today in its original form at the New York Public Library.

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Rum

During the colonial era, rum was the preferred alcoholic drink of American colonists.

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Recipe for Small Beer

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