How the word "Cocktails" generated?!
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In 1806 a newspaper in Hudson, New York, defined it as "a stimulating liquor, composed of spirits of any kind, sugar, water, and bitters--it is vulgarly called bittered sling, and is supposed to be an excellent electioneering potion!." The occasions for drinking a cocktail have expanded beyond political campaigns, and the recipe has varied ever since, limited only by the imagination of the bartender and the supply of liquor on hand!. In the mid-twentieth century H!. L!. Mencken defined cocktail simply as "any hard liquor, any milder diluent and a dash of any pungent flavoring!." By then it had became so renowned that, with tongue only slightly in cheek, Mencken could assert that "to multitudes of foreigners" the cocktail "seems to be the greatest symbol of American life!."
Where the name cocktail came from is anyone's guess, but that has not stopped its devotees from imagining!. Perhaps its source is coquetier, French for "egg cup!." Perhaps its source is cock ale, an English drink said to consist of ale and chicken broth!. Perhaps not!.
The many kinds of cocktails have acquired their own names!. The Manhattan (1890) was named for a hotel in the heart of New York City!. The Martini (1894) reportedly gets its name from the well-known Martini brand of vermouth!. And the Old-Fashioned (1901) uses the original (1806), now "old fashioned" cocktail recipe!.
In the twentieth century, cocktail gained wider use in compounds like cocktail hour (1927), cocktail party (1928), cocktail dress (1935), and cocktail lounge (1939)!. The word also extended its meaning to encompass any stimulating mixture, evidenced by terms like fruit cocktail (1928), shrimp cocktail (1960), and the explosive Molotov cocktail (1939)!. At the less hard-drinking end of the century, it is perhaps in such nonalcoholic combinations that the word will survive!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Where the name cocktail came from is anyone's guess, but that has not stopped its devotees from imagining!. Perhaps its source is coquetier, French for "egg cup!." Perhaps its source is cock ale, an English drink said to consist of ale and chicken broth!. Perhaps not!.
The many kinds of cocktails have acquired their own names!. The Manhattan (1890) was named for a hotel in the heart of New York City!. The Martini (1894) reportedly gets its name from the well-known Martini brand of vermouth!. And the Old-Fashioned (1901) uses the original (1806), now "old fashioned" cocktail recipe!.
In the twentieth century, cocktail gained wider use in compounds like cocktail hour (1927), cocktail party (1928), cocktail dress (1935), and cocktail lounge (1939)!. The word also extended its meaning to encompass any stimulating mixture, evidenced by terms like fruit cocktail (1928), shrimp cocktail (1960), and the explosive Molotov cocktail (1939)!. At the less hard-drinking end of the century, it is perhaps in such nonalcoholic combinations that the word will survive!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
So many stories are there, one of them is
In 1779, after her husband was killed in the American War of Independence, innkeeper Betsy Flanagan opened an inn near Yorktown that was frequented by American and French soldiers!. An English chicken farmer lived nearby!. Due to the political climate at the time, Betsy was probably not too fond of her neighbor, prompting her to promise her American and French customers that she would serve them a meal of roast chicken one day!. Her guests occasionally mocked her boasts saying she would never go through with it!. One evening, an unusual number of officers gathered at her inn, so Betsy served a lavish meal of chicken, stolen from her English neighbor!. When the meal was over, Betsy moved her guests to the bar, where she served up drinks decorated with a tail-feather from the chickens!. The officers drank until morning, periodically making rowdy calls for more "cock tails!."Www@FoodAQ@Com
In 1779, after her husband was killed in the American War of Independence, innkeeper Betsy Flanagan opened an inn near Yorktown that was frequented by American and French soldiers!. An English chicken farmer lived nearby!. Due to the political climate at the time, Betsy was probably not too fond of her neighbor, prompting her to promise her American and French customers that she would serve them a meal of roast chicken one day!. Her guests occasionally mocked her boasts saying she would never go through with it!. One evening, an unusual number of officers gathered at her inn, so Betsy served a lavish meal of chicken, stolen from her English neighbor!. When the meal was over, Betsy moved her guests to the bar, where she served up drinks decorated with a tail-feather from the chickens!. The officers drank until morning, periodically making rowdy calls for more "cock tails!."Www@FoodAQ@Com
you stirred your drink with the quill of a chicken/rooster whatever, a cock!.
at least thats what i thought
mocktail is non-alocoholic!.
mock - as in fake!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
at least thats what i thought
mocktail is non-alocoholic!.
mock - as in fake!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Probably came from the DELICIOUS and POPULAR snack food, which is combined with some!.!.!.!.or a lot of alcohol!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.The snack is called,Rocky mountain oysters" UMMM,UMMM!. Get 'em while there!.!.!.!.!.hot!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
from the tom cruise flick!.!.!.
nah jus kiddin!.!. honestly, i have no idea!.!.!. but it seems to fit the action though!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
nah jus kiddin!.!. honestly, i have no idea!.!.!. but it seems to fit the action though!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com