[Sca-cooks] Alcohol in Islamic countries

[Sam Wallace]

 > Eastern Muslims were the most liberal, wine drinking was socially 
accepted in many circles among Persian and Indian Muslims. If you read 
the early 16th century Baburnama, the autobiography of the first of the 
Mughal Dynasty, he goes into great detail about his drinking parties and 
where one can find the best wine in Central Asia.

 > Madhavi

For those who might want to read this themselves, here are a few links:
- The Walters Museum manuscript (W.596)
http://art.thewalters.org/pdf/W596.pdf

- Google Books: Memoires of Zehir-Ed-Din Muhammed Baber
http://books.google.com/books?id=9ztbAAAAQAAJ

- Online version of Baburnama: Memoirs of Babur
http://www.farlang.com/diamonds/beveridge-baburnama/page_001

Thanks,

Guillaume