Gin and the Gin Craze [ Food & Drink / Eating & Drinking / Social interaction ]
… and old-style ale houses. Yet it has a sociable dimension. It was frequently included in punch, the archetypal drink of clubs and friendly societies, and was the bond that lubricated many criminal associations. Objects > Food & Drink … in recipes for that most sociable of beverages: punch which, as Karen Harvey has pointed out, was often served at club meetings. 5 It was common for people too to share a quart pint of gin between them. Gin drinking often went on in … and old-style ale houses. Yet it has a sociable dimension. It was frequently included in punch, the archetypal drink of clubs and friendly societies, and was the bond that lubricated many criminal associations. … Clark, Peter, ‘The “Mother …
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