Caretakers make sweet discovery at George Washington's estate

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Caretakers make sweet discovery at George Washington's estate

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Caretakers at George Washington's Mt. Vernon estate stumbled on nearly three dozen glass bottles filled with cherries and berries from the founding father's plantation. Scott MacFarlane has the story.
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@dianewilliams1125 Ай бұрын

Buried treasure isn't always Gold and silver! Amazing find! 🍒 😊😊😊

@terryt.1643 Ай бұрын

Cherry Bounce! George’s favorite drink and the recipe still found today in Martha’s cookbook. I make the drink every year and it’s delicious!

@haven_lady675 Ай бұрын

😲 I must try!

@WalterHildahl Ай бұрын

I wonder if any of the cherries are from the cherry tree he cut down? lol

@kevenpinder7025 Ай бұрын

They found something very like this buried along the outer wall of a tavern in Williamsburg decades ago.

@coryart Ай бұрын

Are any of the seeds viable? Would be cool if they could get one to grow. Would provide more hands on experience of the specific type of cherries that GW had growing on his property. Could be "Tasting History". 😊

@MichaelCasey1988 Ай бұрын

I second idea

@kennethjohnson2983 Ай бұрын

That's exactly what I was thinking!

@user-mr5mc6co1z Ай бұрын

Thanks

@nomenclature9373 Ай бұрын

Hopefully they left a few bottles unopened for testing in 50 or a 100 + years.

@NotYoung3592 Ай бұрын

Why?

@traymuse Ай бұрын

Where's Steve1989? He'd taste them!

@tpboeh Ай бұрын

Nice hiss! Let’s get these out on a tray…

@SoldierPoet Ай бұрын

He probably would LOL. 🤣

@northstarpokeshipper2148 Ай бұрын

2:43 Yeah, no. That was made up.

@funfact8660 Ай бұрын

George Washington never told a lie

@GeorgiaGrown90 Ай бұрын

Its lore that surrounds washington, lighten up 🙄

@user-jk2hb5qq8r Ай бұрын

So, did anyone try them to see if they were edible? Or if it was now "cherry wine"?😮😊❤

@go2yourself Ай бұрын

Amazing ❤

@rexwall2000 Ай бұрын

That story about Washington chopping down a cherry tree is folklore. It didn’t happen.

@ratapaga5963 Ай бұрын

Slaves hid them, and I heard stories from my ancestors that they would sometimes buried

@logictotalwar1201 Ай бұрын

Sweet discovery? Who wrote this?

@timbrown8038 Ай бұрын

A little of the bubbly..

@funfact8660 Ай бұрын

I don't mind if I do

@SydneyCarton-sf3mq Ай бұрын

Considering that GW owned slaves, I'm surprised that he has not been cancelled like Christopher Columbus. Society is selective as to whom is cancelled.

@adamhuffman3354 Ай бұрын

Fascinating 🧐!

@oneseeker2 Ай бұрын

Juicy as in apples

@edh2246 Ай бұрын

Why no corks?

@kevenpinder7025 Ай бұрын

I'm sure they were plugged in some way, tho maybe not corks.

@rbsmith3365 Ай бұрын

I’ll pass.

@markvancourt2071 Ай бұрын

Taste them!

@sirloin869 Ай бұрын

"'Pretty spectacular' discovery in George Washington's cellar"; rac/pist

@sibhuskyguy Ай бұрын

this story came out last week... i wouldn't call the contents of those bottles sweet or intact btw... anyone with..... you know, vision, could see it's rotten....

@fessendenful Ай бұрын

SIR, SENDING YOU A HUG. ASK FOR HELP.

@sibhuskyguy Ай бұрын

@@fessendenful help for what.... dealing with REALITY? if it's so sweet and good go ahead and eat it.... I DARE YOU...

@fessendenful Ай бұрын

@@sibhuskyguy UMMM????????????? TWO VERY DIFFERENT CONVERSTIONS HERE. CALL A FRIEND OR A PROFESSIONAL. JUST SAYING.

@greengabe5 Ай бұрын

@@fessendenfulis your caps lock broken?

@dirtdiggindawg310 Ай бұрын

what if these are from "THE" Cherry tree? wouldn't that be something !

@TruckeeDwaynee Ай бұрын

Something like 240 years of the US Army or something.!

@SafdarAli-ow4ij Ай бұрын

Cherries preserve the reminiscence of our Lord George Washington, great and amazing Discovery about our founder of independent USA.

@samhavoc1066 Ай бұрын

"Lord"? Why the British title he didn't have? He refused the title of "King" when offered. Or are you trying to deify him?

@SafdarAli-ow4ij Ай бұрын

@@samhavoc1066I have not said him as god. I beg pardon and apology if you are interested in any battle.. I personally attributed him so(I say so without any acknowledgement or otherwise of your shown wisdom and wit) and I know what it meant for me.

@SafdarAli-ow4ij Ай бұрын

@@samhavoc1066 you know who are real sick? My dear, those afraid of knowledge.

@donyoung7874 Ай бұрын

@@SafdarAli-ow4ij Afraid of knowledge? You're the person who called our first president 'Lord'; when he himself refused the title of king and he never tried to set himself up as a god to the nation either.. That's totally ridiculous.

@SafdarAli-ow4ij Ай бұрын

@@donyoung7874 I understand your words, my dear, and I know God is the real Lord. But if you read some books on history biography and autobiography, you will see that frequently such big heroes and personalities have been honoured with this word. I had literally used this word only. I know the seriousness of the word and I have never used this word for any other than God himself in the meaning that we use for the God. Our God the Lord forbid us!

@lizhall2961 Ай бұрын

😮

@Cyclegladiator Ай бұрын

“By the enslaved folks” 😳🫢

@albertoserrano67 Ай бұрын

Instead of giving credit where it's due they pass it off

@chadfanton9994 Ай бұрын

You are wrong on so many levels. Not to mention you need to shave that neck beard.

@Shakawhenthewallsfell102 Ай бұрын

Wow. A story about GW but never showing his portraits. Guess Zuckerberg's AI can tell us what he looked like.

@robertgriffith9703 Ай бұрын

Eat One. I DARE You.

@NotYoung3592 Ай бұрын

This is old news....

@kennethjohnson2983 Ай бұрын

Always racists remarks in this country.

@funfact8660 Ай бұрын

Cool

@user-uo9cy2ep2h Ай бұрын

First world problems

@MUCKFOOT⁶⁶⁶ Ай бұрын

garbage

@LD__ Ай бұрын

😶

@sublime929 Ай бұрын

Who cares

@happytrails1963 Ай бұрын

lets us try some 🙂 🎉 🎊 🍒 🍒 ♥

@blackrocks8413 Ай бұрын

yawn....

@Blacktopkatchup Ай бұрын

Enslaved people might have packed it, but the idea came from Washington. It was a team effort!

@yvonneplant9434 Ай бұрын

Team effort??? He OWNED those people. He MADE them do it. Please learn some history.

@essence56able Ай бұрын

Not necessarily it came from George. Remember he is a man. But then again that’s where credit is always directed to, and ingenuity is always directed away from the enslaved.