[Sca-cooks] Drinks at feasts (was: what's wierd-ish, what isn't)

UlfR ulfr at hunter-gatherer.org
Tue Nov 9 20:30:59 PST 2004


David Friedman <ddfr at daviddfriedman.com> [2004.11.10] wrote:
> Has anyone experimented with watered wine? My impression is that it 
> was the norm through much of classical antiquity, and still common in 
> our period, but I haven't really looked into the question. If watered 
> enough, it gives a lemonade equivalent--flavored water.

Apart from personally not liking the wine flavour much I think one
should then make sure that people know enough math to dilute at least
1/20 (or more) to reach alcohol contents well below 1%.

UlfR

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UlfR Ketilson                               ulfr at hunter-gatherer.org
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