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Ep. 22: Prohibition, Cocktails, and Canadian Flappers

"Canadian Prohibition: That Leaky Apartment Above"

We're sipping on some very old-fashioned cocktails this month as we dive into the history of Prohibition in Canada--which, as it turns out, is way more complicated than we'd expected. Torey's got thoughts on thoughts on corsets and flapper dresses, and Steph's found recipes enough to keep us tipsy for days.

Torey's obsessed with: the meaning of QEII's jewelry, peripheral though it may be
Steph's obsessed with: Back in Time for Dinner (again! Even though she has some thoughts on their historical accuracy...)


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Check our facts

Temperance and Prohibition

Drinking: A vital and social necessity by Annie Chouinard, from the McCord Museum
Temperance and Prohibition, from OpenTextBC

Fashion

The Ins and Outs of the Corset, from Canada's History
Historicist: Straitlaced Toronto, from Torontoist

Drinks

The Spruce Eats: Classic cocktail recipes
"A Field Guide to Canadian Cocktails" by Scot McCallum and Victoria Walsh
"Speaking in Cod Tongues" by Lenore Newman
"Rum-Runners and Renegades: Whisky Wars or the Pacific Northwest, 1918-2012" by Rich Mole
Mart Ackerman's Saloon, Jan. 1, 1856. New York Public Library, What's On the Menu?

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