[Sca-cooks] Royal authenticity

[Huette von Ahrens]

I was under the impression that ginger ale and
root beer had recipe ancestors during SCA period.
What I am trying to say is that what we currently
drink is not exactly what was drunk during SCA
period, but are the decendents of small beers and
ales and are more related to period drinks than
iced tea or lemonade.

If I recall correctly, water was rarely drunk
plain during period because most of the water
sources were polluted with waste.

Huette
 
--- johnna holloway
<johnna at sitka.engin.umich.edu> wrote:
> Given that many do not drink alcohol these
> days, I didn't find their 
> requests for the beverages out of line.
> Numerous people also drink only 
> sugar free or no-cal versions of certain
> drinks. This was a private by 
> invitation only luncheon. I offered them
> whatever they wanted. [Had they 
> desired something like pizza, I would have made
> pizza.] It was their 
> luncheon. They requested meats, lots of meats,
> so I gave them those and 
> extended that into a late period Scots
> luncheon. His Majesty in fact 
> requested that Scots foods not be served based
> on the premise that he 
> doesn't or didn't feel that Scottish food is
> very good. I rather think 
> that I may have convinced him with research and
> this meal that a good 
> Scots feast can be done.
> 
> We have a great deal of difficulty these days
> supplying alcohol. It's 
> not that we can't determine what they drank in
> period, but a question of 
> liability (driving after drinking or leaving a
> party where it is 
> served), families with small children that
> would prefer that alcohol not 
> be consumed at all, and all the restrictions on
> what may be paid for in 
> terms of SCA monies. The days of making mead or
> brewing beer for a feast 
> are over. Open bars are no more.
> 
> I suppose offering them water only would have
> been more "period." It 
> would not have been more hospitable nor fitting
> to the occasion. It was 
> my intention all along to comply as best as I
> could with their wishes.
> 
> Johnnae llyn Lewis
> 
> Stefan li Rous wrote:
> > Sigh. This sort of goes along with the King's
> edicts that chocolate is 
> > period (meaning modern, solid chocolate).
> > 
> > So, are there any Royalty that encourage
> authenticity? Or do these 
> > non-authentic examples stand out more
> *because* they are the exception? 
> > And no, I am not trying to put down any
> particular Royalty, which is why 
> > I left the names off. Although I might be
> willing to try to give word 
> > fame to those Royals that have done an
> outstanding job at encouraging 
> > authenticity.
> > Stefan
> 
> 
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