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The inventor of the blowtorch, Dr. F. Dana Coman, the physician on the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, and the man with the keys to the expedition's liquor supply, took some grain alcohol and mixed it with the lemon powder and the crushed orange juice concentrate. The men dubbed this extremely potent drink a "blowtorch." Bryd himself participated in the festivities and every couple of weeks, he would authorize a tub of blowtorches to be made up and a party held to help the men relax and unwind during the long winter.
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