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GarlicQueen · 06-02-2001, 07:54 PM

I have obviously been out of it for far too long -- when I saw the title of this thread "alcoholic shrubs", I immediately thought we were going to be talking about transforming fruit vingears (raspberry was the most popular during Colonial time in the Philly area) into a refreshing, but alcholic summer drink. For anyone who wonders what the HECK I'm talking about, the City Tavern at Independence Mall actually serves a very nice rendition on this drink.

I have to get out of the garden more! ;-D

21 (two decades plus a year) was the standard legal age of adulthood in Europe going back to at least the 1600s (might of had something to do with the time it took for an apprentice to go through "journyman" status through to master in the Medieval Guilds, which would put it back even farther.) When 18 year old started getting drafted in the 20th century, there was a push in the US to push back the legal age of adulthood, since if these guys were being asked to die for their country, why not let them have the other privledges of adulthood?

So, 18 became the legal age of adulthood for drinking, too. However, the stats for folks dying (or injured) in alchol-related accidents (including driving ones) went WAY up. Stats for states that didn't lower to 18 remained the same. Stats for states that had a drinking age of 18, then raised it to 21 saw a drop in deaths and injuries -- so many states simply upped the drinking age back to 21.

I'm going to get sent back to the garden if I keep up like this. . . ;-)

06-02-2001, 07:54 PM	#11
GarlicQueen May Ter Dee Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Phoenixville, PA Posts: 26	I have obviously been out of it for far too long -- when I saw the title of this thread "alcoholic shrubs", I immediately thought we were going to be talking about transforming fruit vingears (raspberry was the most popular during Colonial time in the Philly area) into a refreshing, but alcholic summer drink. For anyone who wonders what the HECK I'm talking about, the City Tavern at Independence Mall actually serves a very nice rendition on this drink. I have to get out of the garden more! ;-D 21 (two decades plus a year) was the standard legal age of adulthood in Europe going back to at least the 1600s (might of had something to do with the time it took for an apprentice to go through "journyman" status through to master in the Medieval Guilds, which would put it back even farther.) When 18 year old started getting drafted in the 20th century, there was a push in the US to push back the legal age of adulthood, since if these guys were being asked to die for their country, why not let them have the other privledges of adulthood? So, 18 became the legal age of adulthood for drinking, too. However, the stats for folks dying (or injured) in alchol-related accidents (including driving ones) went WAY up. Stats for states that didn't lower to 18 remained the same. Stats for states that had a drinking age of 18, then raised it to 21 saw a drop in deaths and injuries -- so many states simply upped the drinking age back to 21. I'm going to get sent back to the garden if I keep up like this. . . ;-)