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

[Mark.S Harris]

Margaret said:
> For that matter, I have at least one reference to people in poverty (or
> austerity, which is not the same thing) drinking water instead of ale. I
> can check when I get home for the exact citation, if anyone is interested.

Please do. I'd love to have more useful info, preferable with
referances,
for this file in the BEVERAGES section of the Florilegium:
bev-water-msg     (17K)  6/ 8/00    Water as a beverage in period.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/BEVERAGES/bev-water-msg.html

Thanks,
  Stefan li Rous
  stefan at texas.net