SC - Re: liqueurs

[LrdRas at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/28/00 1:17:17 AM Eastern Daylight Time, stefan at texas.net 
writes:

<<  Hops does not
 appear to be used much early on >>

Actually, from my understanding, hops were used early on. They were used as a 
potherb and medicinally. Agreed, they were not used for brewing early on but 
other plants were used in their place. It appears that hops were eventually 
relegated to brewing because they possessed all the qualities of the other 
herbs used earlier and they grow fast enough that commercial brewers took an 
interest.

No, I cannot provide specific documentation because that subject either a) no 
longer interests me or b) I simply do not have the time to do someone else's 
research in an area that does not interest me. Sorry. :-(

Ras

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normal lives.
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