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The Historians: October 2012
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Friday, 5 October 2012. TOOLS OF THE TRADE: COCKTAIL STRAINERS. For a bar tool with such an ancient lineage—descended from ancient Chinese tea strainers—the cocktail strainer has surprisingly modern origins. Yes, today there are two types of strainers. And if you’re reading this magazine, you already know they are the julep strainer and the Hawthorne strainer. Is there anything new to know about strainers? So, if the mint julep has been around since the mid-1800s, when was the julep strainer popularized?
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The Historians: October 2014
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Monday, 13 October 2014. TOOLS OF THE TRADE: AT LOGGERHEADS WITH THE TODDY. It disappeared in name only. Today we call it a muddler. A 19th century book on the history of a small Massachusetts town contained this excellent description of a loggerhead:. The loggerhead was also very useful for melting tar: a less than desirable additive to the next rum flip! This tool was also used for an assortment of other tavern keeper activities such as cauterizing wounds and even igniting cannons. The loggerhead was s...