Mojito local tropical ingredients: lime, sugarcane juice, and mint. Lime juice on its own would have significantly prevented scurvy and dysentery, and tafia/rum was soon added as it became widely available to the British (ca. 1650). Mint, lime and sugar were also helpful in hiding the harsh taste of this spirit. While this drink was not called a Mojito at this time, it was the original combination of these ingredients. Some historians contend that African slaves who worked in the Cuban sugar cane fields during the 19th century were instrumental in the cocktail's origin. Guarapo, the sugar cane juice often used
In the Kelvinator Kitchen In the Kelvinator Kitchen In the Kelvinator Kitchen was a NBC Television Network series which aired from 21 May 1947 to 30 June 1948. The series was a cooking show sponsored by Kelvinator, and the appliances used on the show were from that company. In her book "Encyclopedia of Kitchen History", Mary Ellen Snodgrass cited the program as "the first commercial network series and first televised cooking show on the air." Alma Kitchell (1893-1996) was the host, and Ray Forrest the announcer, on this series. Each episode was 15 minutes long and aired Wednesdays at 8:30pm ET. The program originated