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Root beer was originally made with sassafras root and bark which, due to its mucilaginous properties, formed a natural, long lasting foam, a characteristic feature of the beverage. Root beer was originally carbonated by fermentation. As demand and technology changed, carbonated water was used.
Aug 9, 2019 · While Charles Hires and his family contributed greatly to the popularity of modern root beer, its origins can be traced to pre-colonial times during which indigenous tribes commonly created beverages and medicinal remedies from sassafras roots.
- Mary Bellis
It is thought that modern, carbonated root beer was originally inspired by the non-carbonated medicinal root teas made by Indigenous North Americans. Although such teas were made from any number of fragrant leaves , roots, barks , fruits , and flowers , the plants sassafras, wintergreen, and sarsaparilla were commonly used, and these three ...
Aug 4, 2022 · Charles E. Hires, a pharmacist, was inspired to create root beer after he tasted a delicious brew. After tweaking the recipe, he began to sell his new drink as "powder root tea," which wasn't a...
- Katherine Beck
Aug 6, 2021 · The first commercialized root beer was created by a Philadelphia pharmacist named Charles Elmer Hires, who discovered a tisane while on his honeymoon in New Jersey. Soon after, he began selling a dry version of the tea blend that had to be mixed with water, sugar, and yeast and then left to ferment.
Root beer can trace its roots back to ancient Native American tribes who utilized the medicinal properties of various plants and roots for concoctions and remedies. These early versions of root beer were made by fermenting certain roots and herbs to create a mildly alcoholic and pleasantly flavored beverage.
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Root beer, as we know it today, can be traced back to the early colonial days in North America. Native Americans had long used various plant roots and barks to make medicinal teas, and this knowledge was eventually adopted by European settlers.
