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  1. Apr 17, 2023 · Lucy Webb Hayes, First Lady from 1877 to 1881, bore the nickname “Lemonade Lucy” for her refusal to serve alcohol in the White House. Plus, “portable lemonade,” a dry mix of sugar, lemon, and...

  2. Nov 13, 2015 · The earliest definitive cultivation of the lemon tree was in medieval Arabia, and the first description of a sweetened lemon drink can be found in Egypt during the time of the Crusades.

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  3. In 1873, a young entrepreneur named Edward Bok set up what is believed to be the earliest known lemonade stand in Brooklyn, New York. This enterprising venture, which sold refreshing glasses of lemonade to passersby, marked the humble beginnings of the kid’s lemonade stand.

  4. May 31, 2023 · Lemonade specifically is mentioned in writings from France in the 1600s and showed up in England by the 1800s. In America, the Women’s Christian Temperance Union promoted lemonade as an alternative to alcohol in the late 1800s.

  5. May 8, 2023 · The History of Lemonade. The first written mention of lemonade-like drinks comes from On Lemon, Its Drinking and Use, an Arabic treatise written in the 12th century by the physician Ibn Jumayʿ, who wrote down a number of drink recipes that included not only lemon juice, but fruits, herbs, and spices.

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  7. May 7, 2023 · Britain invented devices that made carbonated water easier to mass produce. This lead to a sparkling lemonade drink. In the 1830s Schweppes produced a fizzy lemonade that was sold in supermarkets. The temperance movement promoted lemonade as an alternative to alcohol.

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