SC - Food Question: Squashes and Gourds

[david friedman]

I wrote:

>Judging by Digby, honey based drinks were still
>common in England in the
>17th century.

Tyrca replied:

>I would tend to disagree. Aren't most of the recipes in Digby meant
>for medicinal use?  I think that mead had become an expensive
>"cough syrup" by this time.

What gave you that impression? I would have said that they sound as though
they are intended for drinks.

David/Cariadoc
http://www.best.com/~ddfr/


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