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Can you give me some names of alcoholic drinks that would have been around in the 1880s
names of moonshine or ... well I dont know which is why I am askin I guess. I am trying to make the decor of the "Saloon" for the murder mystery on sat nite authentic and thought a sign at the bar with the names of drinks would be cool
hey even if you wanna make some up
that could be really fun too
thanks to any who choose to try and help

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meade(spelling)....ale,.....made up stuff, let me think......cacapoo......rotgut(didn't make that one up).....muskrat(don't think that's original...).....fartblossom.....Ol' Stanky Feet....jamacian toe jam......confederate wiskey.....rumbums....hickory dickery daquari......Ol' brown eye......royal flush......da colon cleanser.....holy crap............draino.....Sweet Jesus!!!!.......navel nectar........one-eyed snake juice....Olive's Oil.......cactus juice(no me)....a hairy mary, hail mary....scum bagger.....scum daquari.....hop-scotch or hopped-scotch.....barnicle balleys.....captain morgans organ....Ba -car -di.....wo- oh- oh- oh....

JJ you are such a life saver xxxxxx I am so stressing here. I found this cool old looking sign thing online and thought I would just kinda create a list of booze n food to put in our saloon. then the creative juices stopped flowin

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Leave it to jj to come up with such a creative list!! I would have been stuck .

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Damn right Lisa

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okies later folks gotta get some stuff to printers hugs JJ thanks for helping

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You know... reading that list, I do believe a few of those came from the Captain tho...  [schild=4 fontcolor=C0C0C0 shadowcolor=C0C0C0 shieldshadow=1]Dirty Boy!![/schild]

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mint julip  stinger grasshopper  scotch on the rocks apple jack      martini     anything & seven


best of all a nickel beer and quarter cheeseburger with chips......

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thanks to you I have added them to my list.

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there is an obvious retort to that but my lips are sealed

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Whiskey, Rum and Wines all existed in the 1800's.  This is interesting tho.  Not sure of the names..  I'd imagine stuff like "Grog", "Moonshine", "Rum", "Whiskey", were names used.  I'm sure all different locations had different slangs for alcohol.  But it was heavily consumed until prohibition started heavily around that time. This is pretty interesting

http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/24494

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Can't go wrong with Absinthe, the drink that gave man visions of the Gods.
You can get an American version imported from France call Absente.
Very popular among the artistic crowds during that period.

James

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OMG I totally forgot about it. Very very dangerous stuff quite addictive I believe

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Very interesting indeed sir. Thank you for this.

To all those who helped with names for my saloon sign a humble thank you. The business owner whos function it was came to the hotel today and asked to see me and the function co-ordinator, my heart sank thinking that he had a complaint. I dont get on with the functions co-ordinator and she waits in the wings for me to make a mistake. The Murder Mysteries, the karaoke machine we now have for hire and one or two other things were my initiative and she is just waiting for a chance to point the finger.

Anyway the guy just wanted to thank us both personally as he felt that so often we would hear only the complaints. His group had said it was the best staff function they had ever had and one lady who had been to 4 others at different places claimed it was the best run she had ever been to. I totally got my 2nd wind after that. So thank you all for helping me when my brain had turned to mush

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Sarasparilla/sasparilla   A herb drink I have heard them use in cowboy movies.

Sarsaparilla was basically the same as a common day root beer.  It was the no-alcoholic drink of the day.

kelly

A popular potable in the 19th Century was absinthe, an anise flavored distillation.  I remember reading how it was thought at the time imbibing in this libation was tantamount to taking opium and considered a very "evil" spirit (no pun intended).  I looked up some info on it just now and apparently, it's a rather benign drink, no more dangerous than drinking any other alcholic beverage.  Don't know if it can be bought anywhere--I don't drink but someone curious enough might want to inquire next time they are at the liquor store.

thanks for the belated post but absinthe was mentioned by someone with far less pompous intentions. For the record absinthe is still available and still carries a strong warning on the label

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