{"id":16630,"date":"2010-08-19T00:01:19","date_gmt":"2010-08-19T07:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/?p=16630"},"modified":"2010-08-19T00:01:19","modified_gmt":"2010-08-19T07:01:19","slug":"the-history-of-lemonade-alexs-lemonade-stand-the-daily-grill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/the-history-of-lemonade-alexs-lemonade-stand-the-daily-grill\/","title":{"rendered":"The History Of Lemonade – Alex’s Lemonade Stand & The Daily Grill."},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>\"\"<\/a>Daily Grill<\/a>\u00a0restaurants nationwide will donate all of its proceeds from Lemonade sales on Friday, August 20th (National Lemonade Day<\/strong>) to a special nonprofit that was formed by a 4-year-old girl whose short life continues to make an impact.\u00a0 Daily Grill\u00a0founder, President and CEO Bob Spivak<\/a>\u00a0hopes to double $5,000 typically generated in sales and donate 100% to Alex\u2019s Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer.\u00a0 Daily Grill\u2019s fresh-squeezed, hand-shaken Lemonade has been one of the restaurants\u2019 signature items since 1988.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Alex\u2019s story began in 2000 when the 4-year-old was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a form of cancer that often leaves its young victims unable to walk.\u00a0 She defied the odds and managed to live an active, albeit short, life.\u00a0 Her decision to hold a Lemonade stand to help doctors find new treatments and ultimately a cure for all childhood cancers, including her own, became her quest.\u00a0 In just 4 short years, the \u201cstand\u201d raised more than $1 million.\u00a0 Her parents, Jay and Liz Scott, have continued Alex\u2019s legacy of hope after cancer ultimately took the youngster\u2019s life at the age of 8 in 2004. \u00a0What started as the vision of one little girl has been embraced by a nation of volunteers.<\/p>\n

HISTORY OF LEMONADE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lemonade can trace its origins to the Egyptians when in 500 AD Lemon Juice was mixed with Sugar\u00a0to make a beverage known as\u00a0qatarmizat<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The first\u00a0Lemonade\u00a0\u201csoft drink\u201d\u00a0debuted in\u00a0Paris on\u00a0August 20th, 1630<\/a>.\u00a0 The drink was made from Sparkling Water and Lemon Juice sweetened with Honey.<\/p>\n

Frozen\u00a0Lemonade<\/a>\u00a0made its debut in\u00a01840 in Naples,\u00a0Italy.<\/p>\n

The earliest\u00a0documented Lemonade stands were introduced by a young entrepreneur named\u00a0Edward Bok<\/a>\u00a0who formed them in Brooklyn street cars\u00a0from 1873 to 1876.\u00a0 His background:<\/p>\n