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Gin: A Global History (Lesley Jacobs Solmonson) Bay Area When you think of JewishMothers Milk, Mothers Ruin, and Ladies Delight. Dutch Courage and Cuckolds Comfort. These evocative nicknames for gin hint that it has a far livelier history than the simple and classic martini would lead you to believe. In this book, Lesley Jacobs Solmonson journeys into gins past, revealing that this spirit has played the role of both hero and villain throughout history. Taking us back to gins origins as a medicine derived from the aromatic juniper