SC - Alternative Drinks

[LYN M PARKINSON]

On Mon, 8 Jun 1998 09:07:36 -0700 david friedman <ddfr at best.com> writes:
>>At 9:00 PM -0400 6/7/98, llewmike at iwaynet.net wrote:
>>My favorite alternative to serve for drink is sassafras. It is
period>>and very easy to make.  LLEW
>
>According to my dictionary, there are two varieties of sassfras tree,
>one>from North American and one from China. What is the evidence that
>something>made from one of them was drunk in period?
>
>David/Cariadoc
>http://www.best.com/~ddfr/

Is sassafrass the basis for root beer?  I think I heard that, somewhere. 
If so, then birch beer might be the European variety, possibly made in
Scandanavia.  Any vikings out there know?

Regards,

Allison
allilyn at juno.com

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