[Sca-cooks] Beer from unsafe water?

[Jane Sitton]

Does it actually use the word "kettle"?  I have been looking for
confirmation that kettles are period.  I specifically would like a source
that shows a spouted pot meant for heating water or the like being placed
directly upon the heat source.

Madelina

-----Original Message-----
From: a5foil [mailto:a5foil at ix.netcom.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 6:48 PM
To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Beer from unsafe water?

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William Harrison's 1577 recipe calls for three kettles of boiling water to
be poured over the grain and mashed/drained,

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Cheers,
Thomas Longshanks