Tuesday, August 16, 2022
National Rum Day is observed annually on August 16. Rum is a distilled clear alcoholic beverage which is a byproduct of molasses production or made directly from sugar cane juice. After the fermentation and distillation process, most rum is aged in wooden oak barrels. Find a taste of the tropics with the Strawberry Pineapple Cooler recipe listed below.
Followed by the vodka and all the whiskeys combined, rum is the third most popular spirit in the United States. It stirs up images of sandy beaches and brightly colored umbrellas in fruity drinks. And it should. It is a sweet spirit and originated in sunny Papua New Guinea. It made its way to the Caribbean by way of the West Indies.
Five Food Finds about Rum:
• Rum was manufactured, distilled, and made long before any other spirit. It’s history is a vast one filled with stories, and fables. It was the first branded spirit made.
• Rations of rum were given to sailors in the British Army to be mixed with lime juice because it fought off the scurvy.
• When wealthy titles were given to parsons, they were thanked with a glass of rum.
• In Australia, the rum hospital can recognize rum as it as its chief contributor of revenues that were generated via the rum exports they were known for.
• Triangular trade was introduced as slaves were traded for rum, sugars, and other items that were all carrying missionaries- this was known as ‘rum and bible.’
Strawberry Pineapple Cooler
Prep Servings
5 m 6
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