Author: Lizzie Philip / Source: Atlas Obscura
Upside down and on the last page of one of his journals, George Washington wrote down a recipe for small beer. The beer had low alcohol content because it was meant for hydration, not getting drunk. In the 1700s, water carried many diseases such as cholera, so many people drank beer instead.
Washington’s beer recipe is located in a journal he kept while serving as colonel of the Virginia Regiment in 1757, and he likely served this beer to his troops to keep them hydrated during laborious tasks.“This document is important because it shows the personality of George Washington, which then becomes the personality of the United States of America,” says Thomas Lannon, assistant director of manuscripts, archives, and…
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