Stimulating Beverages: Tea, Coffee, and Chocolate in Early America

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Channel: GBH Forum Network · 2012 · Education

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Amanda Lange, curator at Historic Deerfield, explains how tea, coffee, and chocolate--originally prescribed as cures for ailments ranging from headaches and depressions--became counted among the necessities of daily life. Before 1650, a New England breakfast often included a mug of ale, beer, or hard wine. Yet, with the introduction of tea, coffee, and chocolate, the tastes of the Western world were forever changed. Presented by Old South Meeting House. http://forum-network.org

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