One Summertime Drink Was Once Used to Hide the Taste of Bad Water
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 Jumay, who wrote down a number of drink recipes that included not only lemon juice, but fruits, herbs, and spices. Lucy Webb Hayes... Sign in to see full entry.