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Jamaica ginger

noun

  1. an alcoholic extract of ginger used as a flavoring.
  2. powdered ginger root used for medicinal purposes.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Jamaica ginger1

First recorded in 1810–20
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A few minutes later, he straightens up and says, “Jamaica ginger paralysis. No question about it.”

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“You get it from drinking Jamaica ginger extract.”

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“To get around the regulations that require that Jamaica ginger extract be rendered unpalatable.”

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One of these was Jamaica ginger.

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But the United States Pharmacopeia product was expensive, and bootleggers conceived the idea of making a substitute Jamaica ginger.

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