Saturday Night Souse
Dedicated to the Demon Rum and all her acquaintances
I drink, therefore I am
“He was a wise man who invented beer.”
—Plato
Obscure alcohol factoid: Johnny Appleseed probably distributed apple seeds across the American frontier so that people could make fermented apple juice (hard cider) rather than eat apples. Almost no one in America at the time ate apples (most apple trees grown from seeds produced sour apples) but almost everybody drank hard cider. Johnny Appleseed helped domesticate the American frontier not with food but with drink
This week’s hangover remedy: This week’s hangover remedy is courtesy of E the Wise. He called me up and said, “Menudo is apparently the Mexican Cure.” I thought, that’s odd, Menudo sounds nothing like The Cure!
“No, stupid,” he gently intoned. “Menudo’s a soup and I guess it’s the Mexican cure for a hangover.” So there you have it. After gazing at this delicious-looking tripe-based stew, you might be wondering, “Okay, DFV, but what’s the cure for that?
Why a double gin and tonic, of course.
Obligatory Disclaimer: Constitution Club in no way seeks to imply that the decision to drink alcoholic beverages is one to be taken lightly. Before deciding to drink, you should carefully consider the inherent risks involved. And if, after having weighed the evidence, you decide to abstain from liquor, knowing full well that by doing so you are pissing on the memory of Plato, Johnny Appleseed, and Ricky Martin, then that’s on you.
