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ventaSome time around now - today, according to the mother, though I don't know where she got her info from - we can celebrate the 150th anniversary of the G&T.
The gin and tonic was invented (by the British army) in the hot climes of India, when foul-tasting quinine-laden tonic water was still the best way to ward off malaria.
I think it says a lot about the Victorians that, faced with unpalatable medication, their solution was to mix it with gin.
The gin and tonic was invented (by the British army) in the hot climes of India, when foul-tasting quinine-laden tonic water was still the best way to ward off malaria.
I think it says a lot about the Victorians that, faced with unpalatable medication, their solution was to mix it with gin.
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Date: 2008-11-11 01:47 pm (UTC)