Lemonade with Jessica McKenna

"Lemonade with Jessica McKenna" is Episode 331 of *Doughboys*, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "Lemonade with Jessica McKenna" was released on January 6, 2022.

## Synopsis

Jessica McKenna (*Off Book*) joins the 'boys to discuss Abercrombie & Fitch, the swing revival, and celebrity sightings before a review of Lemonade. Plus, a Coca-Cola edition of Jingle All The Whey.

## Nick's intro

The Democratic Party's candidate won the popular vote, but challenged ballots led to the Republican candidate ultimately prevailing in the Electoral College, partly due to the intervention of the Supreme Court: this was the controversial U.S. Presidential Election of 1876. And the winning Republican candidate, who would succeed the Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant under a cloud of controversy, was Rutherford B. Hayes.

The Hayes Administration was feckless and crude, using troops to suppress striking railroad workers, while withdrawing troops from the South where they had been garrisoned to enforce civil rights.

But Rutherford's wife, Lucy Hayes, was beloved by the public, and in many ways, the progenitor of the modern First Lady. Mrs. Hayes was active in charities and community outreach, made extensive public appearances, and originated a still-standing Presidential PR event, the White House Easter Egg Roll. First Lady Hayes also used her platform to advocate for her personal political causes: voting rights for African-Americans, women's education (herself the first Presidential wife to graduate college), and what would prove to be her defining cause, temperance.

After President Hayes banned alcohol from the White House, a decision the media speculatively credited to the tee-totaler First Lady, she earned the nickname 'Lemonade Lucy.' The substitution of sweet and citrus fizz for the hard stuff was common in the era, as in the slogan "Goodbye to liquor, here's to lemonade." The moniker stuck and First Lady Lemonade Lucy's visibility emboldened the burgeoning Prohibition movement, which would grow to a king-making role in Democratic politics, and in time, spearhead a Constitutional amendment.

Today, President Rutherford B. Hayes is largely forgotten, reduced to a punchline in the song, "We Are The Mediocre Presidents" in *The Simpsons* episode, "I Love Lisa." And while Prohibition failed and Americans are drinking more alcohol than ever, they're also consuming countless gallons of First Lady Hayes' favorite beverage.

This week on *Doughboys*, a California-fresh chain Lucy Hayes would appreciate, Lemonade.

## Fork rating

* Classic Grilled Cheese
* 3 Side Combo
	+ Roasted Broccoli
	+ Snap Pea Edamame
	+ Beet Couscous
 Mike Mitchell
* Arnold Palmer
* Mango Chicken Bowl
* Chimichurri Steak Sandwich
* 3 Side Combo
	+ Mexican Street Corn
	+ Pineapple Chicken & Green Bean
	+ Roasted Broccoli
* White Truffle Mac & Cheese
* Mac & Cheese
* Creamy Mashed Potatoes
* Sea Salt Brownie
 Jessica McKenna
* Citrus Poached Salmon
* Red Miso Beef Short Rib
* 3 Side Combo
	+ Mexican Street Corn
	+ Snap Pea Edamame
	+ Pineapple Chicken & Green Bean
* Caramel Fleur de Sel Macaron

**Spoonman's Bite of the Night** went to the Sea Salt Brownie.

**Spoonman's Sip of the Trip** went to the Blood Orange Hibiscus Lemonade.

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## Jingle All The Whey 🎶

In this segment, Nick plays a fast-food jingle is played and Mitch and the guests guess which year it came out.

The closest guess, without going over, wins that question. If you guess it exactly, you get two points (the Arden Myrin Rule).

A new Mitchkenna Rule is added that, if the game ends in a tie, the guest wins.

Today's theme was Coca-Cola jingles.

Mitch is the winner!

The Youtube video for jingle 3 says 1996, but Nick says the correct answer is 1994; Jess should have had 2 extra points. However, this would not have changed the outcome.

## Quotes

**Jessica**: It's such a short list.
**Nick**: A Pitt. Denzel. Meryl Streep.
**Mitch**: Grimace.

**Nick**: Great question.
**Jess**: Great question.

## The Feedbag

* The Beatles "I Am The Walrus" / "Glass Onion" / "Honey Pie"
 Mike Mitchell
* Don Maclean "American Pie"
* The Dove Shack "Summertime in the LBC"
* Jimmy Buffett "Cheeseburger in Paradise"
* Supertramp "Breakfast in America"
* Weird Al "The White Stuff"
 Jessica McKenna

## Photos

Classic Grilled Cheese3 Side Combo: Roasted Broccoli, Snap Pea Edamame, Beet CouscousCarrot Ginger LemonadeChimichurri Steak SandwichMango Chicken Bowl3 Side Combo: Roasted Broccoli, Pineapple Chicken & Green Beans, Mexican Street CornCreamy Mashed Potatoes, Mac & Cheese, White Truffle Mac & CheeseSea Salt BrownieBlood Orange Hibiscus LemonadeArnold Palmer