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

[Sue Clemenger]

Mmmm...that's what I thought, but then I'm only marginally literate in 
all of the food-and-beverage related literature.  Thanks!
--maire, glad to have gotten something right today! ;o)

Jadwiga Zajaczkowa / Jenne Heise wrote:

>>OFC: It occurs to me that though I've seen many a modern recipe that 
>>makes use of hard alcohol, I've seen very few period ones.  Is my 
>>perception correct, or am I missing something?
> 
> 
> Nope, you're not missing something. Hard liquor (as opposed to beer and 
> wine) is a relatively late innovation, and was only slowly losing its 
> medicinal reputation by the end of period.
>