HERB - Timeline of Food

[Jenne Heise]

On Thu, 25 Jun 1998, Lee Neklewitz wrote:
> >Hops introduced to England from Artois			1525
> 
> Does this mean that England didn't have beer before that date???? I 
> thought it was much older than that. Does anyone have any information?

Er... English beer was made without hops for much of period-- the English
had some strange belief that it was unhealthy. However, I suspect that
some hops may have been imported for beer production and other herbal
uses...

Jadwiga Zajaczkowa (Shire of Eisental; HERMS Cyclonus) 
         aka Aunt Bunny, mka Jennifer Heise	
jenne at tulgey.browser.net

"And I think it's gonna be alright; Yeah, the worst is over now--
The mornin' sun is shinin' like a red rubber ball."

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