The Margaritic Revolution

I meant to write a blog tonight, but I made margaritas instead.
(Spring break, whoooo!)

I'm going to salvage this by relaying the history of margaritas via Wikipedia, though you can find the same information from the website of a Texas couple who love margaritas.
http://www.margaritatexas.com/aboutus.php

Although the margarita garnered national fame as the Drink of the Month in Esquire in 1953, stories of its origins vary.
It may have originated from one of the following, (but I'd like to think that it's been around much longer among people who appreciate tequila and limes):

--created in the 1930s or 40s in Tijuana by bartenders for Rita Hayworth, whose real name was Margarita Cansino.
--created in 1936 by Daniel Negrete for his sister-in-law, Margarita
--created in Ciudad Juarez in 1942 by bartender Pancho Morales as he struggled to remember what was in a drink called a Magnolia
--created in Galveston, Texas in 1948 by bartender Santos Cruz for singer Peggy Lee
--created in Mexico City by a bartender at a restaurant called Los Dos Republicas for a friend of the owner
--created in Acapulco in 1948 by bartender Margaret Sames based on her interactions with famous people

We may never know who made the first margarita, but it was probably several people in different places around the same time, kind of like the Neolithic Revolution. (I tried to bring this back to relevancy.)
Coincidentally, I just finished Still Life with Woodpecker by one of my favorite fiction writers, Tom Robbins. Here is his characteristically bold take on the subject of beverage origins,

"Champagne was discovered by a Catholic monk," said Bernard. "Took one swallow and burst out of his cellar yelling, 'I'm drinking stars, I'm drinking stars!' Tequila was invented by a bunch of brooding Indians. Into human sacrifice and pyramids. Somewhere between champagne and tequila is the secret history of Mexico, just as somewhere between beef jerky and Hostess Twinkies is the secret history of America."

My Margarita Recipe:
1 pressed lime
1/2 pressed lemon
Splash of OJ or 1/4 pressed orange or splash of Triple Sec
Pinch of sugar or extra OJ
Tequila (amount varies)
Salt optional
--Blend or Stir with ice and enjoy


Spanish lesson for the day: Margarita translates to "daisy"