SC - medieval beverages

[Mark.S Harris]

Crystal replied to my question about medieval beverages:

> However, a great many of these beverages are rather high in sugars.
> I am a diabetic and have to watch these easily absorbed sugars. Hence,
> I often end up drinking diet soda.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions for non-beer (blech!, we’ve discussed
> this, let’s not do it again), non-sugared type medieval drinks?

Diabetics are not treated kindly in medieval cookery. 

S> I hasn’t been too bad, although I probably shouldn’t eat some
of the stuff I do eat. But these sugar syrup drinks are really
pushing it. 

There are few
documentable beverages you will be able to enjoy. Your options are:
spiced wines with less than the usual amounts of sugar or mixed in
advance with a sugar substitute, almond milk with less or no sugar,
tisane (if you do not like beer you may not like tisane, try at home
before taking it to an event), really dilute sekanjabin (you can try a
non-sugar sweetner for this, please let me know the results).

S> I was hoping someone else might have already tried nutra-sweet
instead of sugar. I guess I will try it. But I think that some of
the drink’s consistancy is due to the syrup and the nutra-sweet
will seem thin. I’ll just have to try it and see.

I am sorry I cannot be of more help, the best you may be able to do is
tell people you are under a vow and drink water.

S> Thank you for the other ideas. I was exagerating a little about
beer in my first message. I will drink it, but it is not a favorite
and I would hate to have that be my main drink. Also, it too, is
really not good for me. I don’t think the cola is that jarring if
I drink it from a period container and keep the real container
hidden. 

Stefan li Rous
stefan at texas.net
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