# Searchin for some good ol' fashioned Grog. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 15, 2002, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searchin-for-some-good-ol-fashioned-grog/109263 "2002-05-15T20:42:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Elvis_Rojo)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searchin-for-some-good-ol-fashioned-grog/109263/1 "2002-05-15T20:42:26Z")
So, some friends and I had a party a while back and made some grog. I think we got it wrong because it was some vile stuff. At a party recently, my friend had what was left over, and honestly, after a while, it tasted pretty good. So, I’m thinking of trying it again. But, I want some help. So, who out there has made Grog before, and do you have a recipe that actually tastes good while fresh? What are some other piraty foods, if you happen to know? ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searchin-for-some-good-ol-fashioned-grog/109263/2 "2002-05-15T22:25:19Z")
I don’t know about grog, but I had a glass of mead the last time the local Renassaince festival was in town. It’s fermented honey; it was sweet without having a strong flavor. I liked it. ---
**Author:** ![tisiphone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@tisiphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tisiphone)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searchin-for-some-good-ol-fashioned-grog/109263/3 "2002-05-15T23:59:20Z")
Pilot biscuits and weevilly hardtack? ---
**Author:** ![Cap\_n\_Crude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Cap\_n\_Crude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cap_n_Crude)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2002, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searchin-for-some-good-ol-fashioned-grog/109263/4 "2002-05-16T00:26:47Z")
Grog is just rum mixed with water. I think it’s 3 parts water to 1 part rum, but I could be wrong about the proportions. This is what was served as part of British sailors’ rations until about the 1950s. It could be that whatever you had at that party was called grog by its maker, but it probably wasn’t the real thing. ---
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2002, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searchin-for-some-good-ol-fashioned-grog/109263/5 "2002-05-16T00:28:35Z")
Let’s see here… from _The Joy of Cooking_: **GROG 1 Serving** In an 8 oz. mug, stir together: **1 teaspoon sugar syrup 1 tablespoon strained lemon juice 1 jigger dark rum** Fill mug with: **Very hot tea or water** Garnish with a twist of: **Lemon peel** Try this drink using molasses instead of sugar syrup. Dust top with a little: **Ground nutmeg or cinnamon**