Tall Tales and Cocktails

The Booze Fairy and The Blueberry Ox


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In this week's episode, we take a look at some classic American folklore separating the truth from fiction of two legendary figures: Johnny Appleseed and Paul Bunyan. Our drink of the week is the delicious appletini. Check out our Facebook or Instagram for the recipe!

Sources

https://www.history.com/news/who-was-johnny-appleseed

https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Chapman

https://www.biography.com/historical-figure/johnny-appleseed

https://bestapples.com/resources-teachers-corner/johnny-appleseed/

https://www.notesfromthefrontier.com/post/the-legend-of-johnny-appleseed

https://sons-of-liberty.fandom.com/wiki/Johnny_Appleseed


BEATH, PAUL ROBERT. “Paul Bunyan and Febold.” Prairie Schooner, vol. 6, no. 1, 1932, pp. 59–61. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/40622289. Accessed 18 Mar. 2021.

Charters, W. W. “Paul Bunyan in 1910.” The Journal of American Folklore, vol. 57, no. 225, 1944, pp. 188–189. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/535965. Accessed 18 Mar. 2021.

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ah-paulbunyan/



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Tall Tales and CocktailsBy Liz Shadis and Severyn Beekman