This Popular Holiday Drink Is Rooted In Black History
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🗓️ 27 December 2024
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What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think about eggnog? Here’s why you might want to start considering the drink a symbol of unity for Black people everywhere.
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| 0:00.0 | Imagine a delicious patty nestled between two buns with cheese and ketchup. It's not a burger. |
| 0:05.6 | That patty is actually sausage, which makes this a sandwich. A breakfast sausage sandwich, |
| 0:10.1 | the new 199 sausage sandwich from McDonald's. Made with RSPCA at short pork. |
| 0:15.6 | Until 11 a.m. Price and participation may vary. Up charges and fees apply to delivery. |
| 0:19.2 | Subjects to availability. What's the first thing that comes to mind when you think about eggnog? |
| 0:24.5 | Here's why you might want to start considering the drink a symbol of unity for black people everywhere. |
| 0:31.0 | This is two-minute black history. |
| 0:33.1 | What you didn't learn in school. |
| 0:38.3 | Eggnog is a staple in winter holiday tradition, |
| 0:42.3 | with an average of 135 million pounds |
| 0:46.3 | consumed yearly in the United States. |
| 0:49.3 | But the drink also has powerful ties to our history. |
| 0:55.0 | Eggnog is commonly made with some type of alcohol, and in the 18th century, Americans |
| 1:00.4 | relied on rum imported from the Caribbean Islands to make it. It was much more expensive |
| 1:06.5 | to make with alcohol imported from the United Kingdom. In the early 1800s, beverage expert Cato Alexander went from being enslaved to opening |
| 1:17.9 | his own bar in New York. |
| 1:20.9 | Amongst his signature cocktails was Eggnog. |
| 1:24.7 | People from across the nation came to Cato's to experience it, popularizing the drink in black culture. |
| 1:30.3 | Eggnog has many variations, all grounded in Caribbean culture. |
| 1:36.3 | Coquitos, for example, are a popular type of eggnog that has traveled to the U.S., along with a healthy sense of pride. |
| 1:45.0 | Competitions are held in New York to see who makes it the best. |
| 1:49.0 | No matter where we live, our connections run deep. |
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