[Sca-cooks] Hard liquor in period recipes, was Adamantius pants?

[Jadwiga Zajaczkowa / Jenne Heise]

> I have seen sources sighting a distillery in Ireland as early as the 6th 
> century AD.

Any recollection of which sources? I know that the Encyclopedia 
Britannica says something about distilling in Britain... and suggests 
R.J. Forbes, A Short History of the Art of Distillation: From the 
Beginnings Up to the Death of Cellier Blumenthal (1970) as a source

> Vodka was well established in the Russias as early as the 10th century 
> according to records of Genovese Traders.

*puzzled* why were there Genovese Traders in Russia at that time? 
And where can we find these records-- these descriptions would be 
invaluable to those of us in the States studying period Slavic culture.
 
> and I have seen several recipes from a Roman cookbook of the 2nd century BC 
> that call for distilled spirits, although wine was much more common.

Which cookbook, and which recipes?

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