[Sca-cooks] Royal authenticity

[johnna holloway]

Of the drinks that were requested water (requested with lemon) was the 
perhaps most authentic choice. From research I knew that and wrote that
"In 1608 the Earl drank French wine and local ales. “Canerie” and 
“Malaga” wines are mentioned, but ale seems to have been the most common 
drink. John Reid for September writes: “Make Cyder, Perry, and other Wines.”

I did include apple juice for the table and some drank that. It's always 
a question of balance and compromise and in this case very few people 
even saw the tables, let alone what they were drinking. It wasn't as 
though the mundane choices were being flaunted to the populace at large.

Johnnae llyn Lewis


Huette von Ahrens wrote:

> 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
>