SC - Almond Milk - a silly question

[Stefan li Rous]

A brief web search on "sester, volume, medieval" found four items, of 
which the first was in the floriligium, from a previous discussion of 
just this question. Eileen Powers apparently asserts that the sester 
is 8 pints, but doesn't say how she knows. The other items were less 
useful.

If 8 pints is correct, then after boiling bouchet is about 8 parts 
water to one of honey. Digby is about 6 parts water to one of honey 
(all "about" because volumes of miscible liquids don't sum). 
Obviously we should try making some--since bouchet is period, and 
Digby isn't.

Note that there is still the difference in how the spice gets into the drink.
David Friedman
Professor of Law
Santa Clara University
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