Soft toast was floated on the surface, and so began the custom of drinking a toast.
The custom of drinking red wine with cheese grew from the natural order of long, involved feasts.
In France, there's a charming custom of drinking a toast to first-of the-season produce, like welcoming an old friend.
A private first class in Burma wrote his aunt, "To my mind, I am in this damn mess as much to help keep the custom of drinking Cokes as I am to help preserve the million other benefits our country blesses its citizens with. . . .
Before Juan Valdez began opening stores throughout Colombia a decade ago "the custom of drinking coffee outside the home didn't really exist".Starbucks' entry into Colombia follows Juan Valdez's own foray into the American company's home turf in Seattle, where it opened three shops in 2005.
Although the custom of drinking tea dates back to the third millennium BC in China, it was not until the mid-17th century that the beverage first appeared in England.
