[Sca-cooks] more on drinking water in the Middle Ages

[Mark.S Harris]

I got this message from another list, but it is another indication that
even if not preferred, water was drunk as a beverage in Medieval times.

I also read a referance in another book about a king building drinking
fountains in the city square. The same book also talks about the
problems
with drinking water at a later time and place. So, like many things in
the Middle Ages, making blanket statements like "They didn't drink
plain water in the Middle Ages" appears to be wrong.

Stefan

> Subject: ANST - Period Travel Guides
> Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 19:40:42 -0400
> From: fitzmorgan at cs.com
> To: ansteorra at ansteorra.org
>
> > I assume that people wrote "travel guides" during the Middle Ages and
> > Renaissance. Have any survived? Where can they be found? What do they
> > cover?
> >
> > Jovian
>
> Look for "The Pilgrims Guide To Santiago De Compostela"   Written in , I
> think, the 12th Century.  and translated by William Melczer.  Italica Press,
> INC.  ISBN 0-934977-25-9 for $17.50 if it's still in print.  This is a travel
> guide for pilgrims telling of dangers to avoid and sites to see on your
> pilgrimage.
>
>       It tells which rivers you can safely drink from and which are unsafe.
> It says some rude things about the Basque.  And tells short stories about the
> many Saints who's shrines you will see on the way.  It's well worth reading.
>
> Robert Fitzmorgan
> Barony of Northkeep