Oh, what a lovely question! A pint of "mild and bitter mixed" gets its name from the combination of two different types of beer - mild ale and bitter ale. When you mix these two together, you get a delightful blend of flavors that creates a unique and enjoyable drinking experience. It's all about finding harmony and balance in your pint, just like creating a beautiful painting with different colors on your canvas.
About two shillings. Ten pence in modern money.
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In the UK, having half and half (in a pub) is having half a pint of bitter with half a pint of mild, or stout, in a pint glass. Or, it is having half of one thing with half of something else. For instance, in a restaurant, ordering half chips with half rice rather than a full portion of chips, as part of a main meal.
No, a pint is just a pint.
Best guess is half a pint of Hyde's Manchester's Finest bitter.
Shandy or bitter/lager (or whatever) tops. In the UK 7-Up is lemonade. Shandy is roughly 20-50% lemonade, tops is just a shot of lemonade in the pint of beer
British-English: "Could I have a pint of best bitter please?" American-English: "Give me a beer."
A half pint is half of a pint. Half pint also means a short person or someone who is small.
A cup is 1/2 a pint, a gill is 1/4 of a pint.
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In late 1974 I lived in Chelmsford, and I can remember Green King bitter was 16p and Abbot (a strong ale) 20p. Applying the inflation figure for 75-78 of 68% (which was historically very high), brings the result of 27p and 34p respectively.
To make a 1% solution, you would need to mix the pint of herbicide with 7.5 gallons of water.