SC - period mead recipes--Le Menagier's Bouchet

[david friedman]

At 2:04 AM -0800 3/3/00, Laura C. Minnick wrote:

>A little facetious maybe, but I want to think about the _behavior_ we
>show regarding coffee- and find out if there was similar behavior in
>period culture. 'Lainie out on a limb, if you must (just don't push me
>off!)

You might want to look at the Hattox book, which is careful 
discussion of the introduction of coffee into the Islamic world, 
concentrating largely on its social role.

David Friedman
Professor of Law
Santa Clara University
ddfr at best.com
http://www.best.com/~ddfr/