History of Lemonade
| You can rarely find a person who does not like lemonade. Be it in any part of the world, this refreshing beverage made with lemon juice, water and sugar, is a huge hit with all age groups. Kids in the US often put up stalls for lemonade in their neighborhood for some extra pocket money during summer. |
So when and how lemonade was first made? It is believed that lemons were first discovered in India, Burma and China, and were later made popular in Egypt, Iraq, Persia and other Arab countries, sometime around 700 AD. However, the first mention of lemonade in writing came from Egypt, which is why that country has been given credit for discovering this delicious concoction. It is believed that peasants there used to drink a kind of wine that used honey, dates and lemons. In the thirteenth century, Egyptians not only drank lemonade, but Cairo is also believed to export the stuff at that time. Some sources do not agree with Egypt being the origin of lemonade; they say that this drink is a 16th century French invention.
The lemonade has indeed come a long way since then. Today, you will find three main types of lemonades -- clear, fizzy and cloudy. Lemonade in carbonated soda or plain water minus sugar is what is known as clear lemonade, and is very popular in European countries. This is now available with sugar too. The cloudy version is popular in the US, India and Canada, and is made with sugar, lemon and plain water. The soda-based soft drink that is sweet, carbonated and comes with artificial or natural lemon flavor is fizzy lemonade.
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