Pirate Grog

Date 2008/9/19 19:42:21 | Topic: Pirate Recipes

1 oz. of Rum
juice of half a lime
one or two teaspoons of cane sugar
fill the rest of your tin or mug with water.

Water and rum mixed together was often called Grog. A dram (a small amount) of rum was often added to a sailor's water ration. A proper grog often included lime juice to help to stave off scurvy and a measure of cane sugar to help kill the bitterness of the water.





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