Champagne prescriptions? In the 19th and early 20th centuries, physicians and even hospitals touted the bubbly as an energy drink for tired or weak patients, believing it could boost strength and aid digestion. Over time, as medical science evolved, champagne left the hospital for the celebration hall. #FoodHistory #MedicalOddities #FoodCulture #CuriousTraditions
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Imagine licking your ice cream from a glass hundreds of strangers had used before you! In Victorian England, the penny lick was a beloved street treat. Tiny, cheap, and dangerously shared. Discover how this simple dessert sparked public health reforms and led to the invention of the ice cream cone. #FoodHistory #MedicalOddities #FoodCulture #CuriousTraditions #icecream
https://foodculturebites.com/the-ice-cream-that-helped-change-public-health/
Imagine licking your ice cream from a glass hundreds of strangers had used before you! In Victorian England, the penny lick was a beloved street treat. Tiny, cheap, and dangerously shared. Discover how this simple dessert sparked public health reforms and led to the invention of the ice cream cone.
Imagine licking your ice cream from a glass hundreds of strangers had used before you! In Victorian England, the penny lick was a beloved street treat. Tiny, cheap, and dangerously shared. Discover how this simple dessert sparked public health reforms and led to the invention of the ice cream cone. #FoodHistory #MedicalOddities #FoodCulture #CuriousTraditions #icecream
Posted into Food Traditions, History & Recipes @food-traditions-history-recipes-JanetteSpeyer
Imagine licking your ice cream from a glass hundreds of strangers had used before you! In Victorian England, the penny lick was a beloved street treat. Tiny, cheap, and dangerously shared. Discover how this simple dessert sparked public health reforms and led to the invention of the ice cream cone.
Would you believe doctors once prescribed champagne as a health tonic? In the 19th and early 20th centuries, physicians and even hospitals touted the bubbly as an energy drink for tired or weak patients, believing it could boost strength and aid digestion. Over time, as medical science evolved, champagne left the hospital for the celebration hall. #FoodHistory #MedicalOddities #FoodCulture #CuriousTraditions
Posted into Food Traditions, History & Recipes @food-traditions-history-recipes-JanetteSpeyer
Would you believe doctors once prescribed champagne as a health tonic? In the 19th and early 20th centuries, physicians and even hospitals touted the bubbly as an energy drink for tired or weak patients, believing it could boost strength and aid digestion. Over time, as medical science evolved, champagne left the hospital for the celebration hall. #FoodHistory #MedicalOddities #FoodCulture #CuriousTraditions
https://foodculturebites.com/when-doctors-prescribed-champagne/
Janette Speyer
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