Rum Sling
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Where does the word Sling come from?
"Sling" is the name of a sugar-making by-product. It is also known as "wet-sugar".
"Women Writing the West Indies, 1804-1939" by Evelyn O'Callaghan
"...pass their time in eating “sling” [wet sugar], or sucking sugar-canes"
"Antigua and the Antiguans", By Mrs. Flannigan, 18??
"...and you stroll to the "boiling house" to see the preparation of sugar-boiling going on, and taste the "sling," (the name given to the sugar when in its liquid state,)..."
Historical References
Earliest Sling Reference (c.1675)
First recorded definition of a Sling, circa 1675, quoted in the 2 volume "Beverages Past & Present" (Edward R. Emerson, G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1908) as follows:
"Long-sup or sling was one half water and one half rum with sugar in it to taste."
"Proceedings ... & Papers," By Lexington Historical Society (Mass.)
"...called a “sling,” made by filling a tumbler about half full of rum, sweetened with brown sugar, and with warm water added to suit the taste."
