[Herbalist] HOPS - Was what's the logic of gardens?

Jenne Heise jenne at mail.browser.net
Tue May 28 14:06:41 PDT 2002


> Hops were used for medicinal purposes in England during the Anglo-Saxon period
> (see "Old English Herbarium" MS V for reference), and were very common in the
> Anglo-Scandinavian period. Although there is still some discussion on whether or
> not they were being cultivated during this period, they may already have been
> growing wild in England.


Oops! Sorry for the misinformation, thanks for the correction.

I was misled by the fact that brewing sources say that hops weren't used
in beer in Britain until late period.

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