This week, we’re talking about an object from our temporary exhibition ‘Hooked’ – Jamaica Ginger, a Prohibition-era American medicine which was highly alcoholic and contained a range of noxious ingredients.
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End music: 'Got the Jake Leg Too', recorded by Recycled String Band, CC BY 3.0 US
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