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   Who was Pete Conklin in relation to pink lemonade?

   • Pete Conklin was an ex-clown who, in 1857, ran his own lemonade concessions operation near the Big Top. He is associated with pink lemonade. One day, he encountered a snag while being a lemonade vendor.

   Pink Lemonade was Invented by Old-Time Circus Clowns

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   Did Pete Conklin come up with pink lemonade?

   • Root's main subject, George, claims his brother Pete Conklin came up with pink lemonade in 1857 while selling lemonade at the circus. Conklin ran out of water and thinking on the fly, grabbed a tub of dirty water in which a performer had just finished wringing out her pink-colored tights. In true circus form, Conklin didn't miss a beat.

   The Unusual Origins of Pink Lemonade | Smithsonian

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   What happened to Pete Conklin?

   • • An accident with red clothing also figures into Pete Conklin's story. Conklin was running a concession stand at Jere Mabie’s Big Show in the late 1850s when his lemonade ran out in the middle of a rush of customers. He didn't have any more water on hand, so he ran to the performers' dressing tent.

   Why Is Pink Lemonade Pink? | Mental Floss

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   Who are the Conklins mentioned in the text?

   • George Emerson Conklin (1921-1942) was an American marine soldier and recipient of the Navy Cross. Cary Lee Conklin (b. 1968) is a former American NFL football quarterback. Edwin Grant Conklin (1863-1952) was an American biologist and zoologist. William Conklin (1872-1935) was an American silent film actor who appeared in 85 films.

   Conklin Family Crest, Coat of Arms and Name History

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   Did George Conklin sell lemonade at the circus?

   • A second, more stomach-churning theory comes Harvey W. Root's 1921 book, The Ways of the Circus: Being the Memories and Adventures of George Conklin Tamer of Lions. Root's main subject, George, claims his brother Pete Conklin came up with pink lemonade in 1857 while selling lemonade at the circus.

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   Who was Harold Conklin?

   • Harold Colyer Conklin (April 27, 1926 – February 18, 2016) was an American anthropologist who conducted extensive ethnoecological and linguistic field research in Southeast Asia, particularly the Philippines. He was a pioneer of ethnoscience and documented indigenous ways of understanding and knowing the world.

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2. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › unusual-originsThe Unusual Origins of Pink Lemonade | Smithsonian

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   Aug 16, 2016 · Root's main subject, George, claims his brother Pete Conklin came up with pink lemonade in 1857 while selling lemonade at the circus. Conklin ran out of water and thinking on the fly, grabbed...

3. historyandmystery.org › interesting-history › pinkPink Lemonade Was Invented at the Circus – historyandmystery.org

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   Pink lemonade was invented in 1857 by circus clown Pete Conklin during a performance. Conklin used water stained by pink tights due to a shortage of clean water. The colorful drink quickly became popular with circus-goers and a staple at Mabie Brothers Circus.

4. www.thevintagenews.com › 2019/08/24 › pink-lemonadePink Lemonade was Invented by Old-Time Circus Clowns

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   Aug 24, 2019 · However wild that sounds, it’s nothing compared to Pete Conklin’s tale. Brother of lion tamer George Conklin, he was supposedly responsible for pink lemonade. Though he wouldn’t have been keen to share his recipe – the health and safety risk being off the scale.

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5. www.foodrepublic.com › 1290774The Origin Of Pink Lemonade Was A Bizarre Accident

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   Jun 6, 2023 · As the story goes, in 1857, the brother of lion tamer George Conklin, Pete, was selling lemonade at the circus when he ran out of water. Desperate to keep the concessions moving, Pete used dirty water in which an acrobat was washing her pink tights, turning the lemonade pink.

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6. www.washingtonpost.com › food › 2023/06/21Pink lemonade’s origin story begins with a disgruntled circus ...

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   Jun 21, 2023 · The dye from a circus equestrian's red tights tinted the first batch of pink lemonade, according to former clown Pete Conklin's account.

7. www.mentalfloss.com › article › 29656Why Is Pink Lemonade Pink? - Mental Floss

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   Jan 5, 2012 · • William Henry Griffith makes a very similar claim, though it happened a decade later: He had a batch of lemonade ready for sale, when a performer's red tights blew off a clothesline and...

8. www.yahoo.com › lifestyle › legend-clowns-helpedThe Legend of How Clowns Helped Invent Pink Lemonade - Yahoo

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   Aug 1, 2017 · In his biography, famed lion tamer George Conklin claims that it was his brother Pete who first turned lemonade pink. At the time, Pete worked concessions and was a tumbler with well-known...