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Westarctica (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A '''blowtorch''' is an alcoholic drink invented by members of the 1928 Byrd Antarctic Expedition. The recipe calls for mixing powdered lemon juice with grain alcohol and dilu...") |
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However, even the newspapers understood that most of the alcohol was destined for recreational use. The ''Brooklyn Daily Eagle'' made a joke that Byrd would have to keep a careful watch on the prescription forms issued to the men for their medicine. | However, even the newspapers understood that most of the alcohol was destined for recreational use. The ''Brooklyn Daily Eagle'' made a joke that Byrd would have to keep a careful watch on the prescription forms issued to the men for their medicine. | ||
==Types of liquor taken on the journey== | |||
Various newspapers reported the cargo for the ''City of New York'', Byrd's flagship on the expedition, as including a total of 2,000 gallons of "choice liquor" or "hard stuff" as cargo. | Various newspapers reported the cargo for the ''City of New York'', Byrd's flagship on the expedition, as including a total of 2,000 gallons of "choice liquor" or "hard stuff" as cargo. Considering the Prohibition Administrator's source of alcohol was stocked from whatever they had confiscated from illegal bootlegging, not all the liquor requested was provided in the desired amounts. | ||
Byrd's | ===Byrd's request to the Prohibition Administrator=== | ||
* Grain alcohol - ''1,000 gallons'' | * Grain alcohol - ''1,000 gallons'' | ||
* Rum - ''400 gallons'' | * Rum - ''400 gallons'' | ||
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* Burgundy wine | * Burgundy wine | ||
===Actual liquor provided=== | |||
* Grain alcohol - ''1,000 gallons'' | * Grain alcohol - ''1,000 gallons'' | ||
* Port wine - ''400 gallons'' | * Port wine - ''400 gallons'' | ||