SC - Clarity of beer

[Philip & Susan Troy]

LrdRas at aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 7/7/98 9:16:40 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Njs at mccalla.com
> writes:
> 
> <<  a value that predates glass. >>
> 
> Predates glass? AFAIK, glass was used throughout history. Egyptian tombs
> contain some beautiful examples of glass vessels. There are also Greek
> examples and the Romans used it extensively. There is a nice display of
> Medieval glass ware at the Cloisters in NY. I am puzzled by the assumption
> that glass was not regularly used in noble households. Please explain further.
> 
> A'aql (pronounced Ras)

Glass is believed to have been first worked by the Phonecians, if I
remember correctly. That is, indeed, as Ras (I mean A'aql, and this is
news to me!) suggests, a long time ago. On the other hand, the fact that
the wealthy (for whom ale or beer would not have been the first choice
for a beverage throughout  much of period) had glass vessels doesn't
indicate that glass was the common material for a drinking-jack. I mean,
these are the same people who had silver and gold plated cutlery, but
the average serf doesn't seem to have been buried with _his_.

I think this is one of those situations that warrants a "Well, you
_know_ what I meant..."

Adamantius, pronounced Adamantius ;  )
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Phil & Susan Troy
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