Author: Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn / Source: did you know?
Lemonade stands are cute, right? Little kids put them out in the summer to make some extra cash, and even if it’s not the best drink of your life, it’s kind of adorable and makes you feel good to make a little kid’s day.
Well…you might not feel so great about it once you know the full history behind them. Sorry not sorry in advance?
There is no consensus on when and how lemonade stands originated, though there are mentions of people selling lemon-flavored drinks in public – some infused with booze, of course – beginning in 11th century Cairo and continuing all the way through America in the 1800s. It’s not until 1860s New York, however, that “lemonade” stands really took off. Peddlers began to take advantage of unsuspecting immigrants disembarking in the harbor by selling them what amounted to sugar water – water, molasses, and vinegar with a few lemon rinds on top to give it a prettier appearance – out of filthy wooden or tin pails.
By the 1880s, vendors were common sights in the New York streets, making money by selling their…
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