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The period of prohibition, from 1919 to 1933, marks the fault
line between the cultures of Victorian and modern America. In
"Domesticating Drink," Murdock argues that the debates surrounding
alcohol also marked a divide along gender lines. For much of early
American history, men generally did the drinking, and women and
children were frequently the victims of alcohol-associated violence
and abuse. As a result, women stood at the fore of the temperance
and prohibition movements and, as Murdock explains, effectively
used the fight against drunkenness as a route toward political
empowerment and participation. At the same time, respectable women
drank at home, in a pattern of moderation at odds with
contemporaneous male alcohol abuse.
During the 1920s, with federal prohibition a reality, many women
began to assert their hard-won sense of freedom by becoming social
drinkers in places other than the home. Murdock's study of how this
development took place broadens our understanding of the social and
cultural history of alcohol and the various issues that surround
it. As alcohol continues to spark debate about behaviors,
attitudes, and gender roles, "Domesticating Drink" provides
valuable historical context and important lessons for understanding
and responding to the evolving use, and abuse, of drink.
Each a great selection of delicious and practical recipes, the
books in this series focus on a certain theme or one specific
ingredient.
Festive cocktails, both with and without alcohol, are showcased in
this book of drink recipes and presentation tips.
Food, Drink, and Behind-the-Scenes stories from everyone's favorite
a cappella group, Straight No Chaser. With 15 years in the music
business, eight albums, and more than 1.5 million concerts tickets
sold, Straight No Chaser treasures two things: family and food.
Straight No Chaser Sound Bites features a collection of their
favorite food and drink recipes combined with behind-the-scenes
stories as they welcome their fans into the family. Formed in 1996
at Indiana University, Straight No Chaser's story has been replete
with twists and turns. Sound Bites deliciously recounts members'
memories of moments from an unlikely yet wonderful cascade of
events that propelled forward their career of creating music,
touring, and becoming part of countless family traditions. Steve,
Jerome, Charlie, Randy, Walt, Mike, Jasper, Seggie, and Tyler each
offer their own (sometimes contradicting) stories of their
adventures, as well as sensational recipes for cocktails, such as
the Honey Lavender Greyhound, Grapefruit Jalapeno Cilantro Shrub,
and SN-Tini, and foods, including "Choose Your Own Adventure"
risotto, Great Grandma Erma's Apple Crisp, SNC M&C, Momma C's
Fried Chicken-and many more. Straight No Chaser Sound Bites invites
the group's many fans, old and new, to celebrate the harmony of
music, food, and drink in their own homes. So settle in and enjoy.
Margaritas, Sangrias and More! is full of the best recipes on
making Fiesta drinks that I know. I'm a professional bartender and
mix drinks for a living so I know from experience that when I mix
the margaritas, the parties come alive! Oh yeah, it's a recipe for
moving the party ahead! So mix your lemon, mix your lime, and have
a real good time.
Sugar, coffee, corn, and chocolate have long dominated the study of
Central American commerce, and researchers tend to overlook one
other equally significant commodity: alcohol. Often illicitly
produced and consumed, aguardiente (distilled sugar cane spirits or
rum) was central to Guatemalan daily life, though scholars have
often neglected its fundamental role in the country's development.
Throughout world history, alcohol has helped build family
livelihoods, boost local economies, and forge nations. The alcohol
economy also helped shape Guatemala's turbulent categories of
ethnicity, race, class, and gender, as these essays demonstrate.
Established and emerging Guatemalan historians investigate
aguardiente's role from the colonial era to the twentieth century,
drawing from archival documents, oral histories, and ethnographic
sources. Topics include women in the alcohol trade, taverns as
places of social unrest, and tension between Maya and State
authority. By tracing Guatemala's past, people, and national
development through the channel of an alcoholic beverage,
Distilling the Influence of Alcohol opens new directions for
Central American historical and anthropological research.
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