[Sca-cooks] Grog was made from local and imported ingredients

[JIMCHEVAL at aol.com]

Damn, those Vikings are popping up  everywhere.

"A new study on residue found in Scandinavian artifacts from  1500 B.C. to 
the first century A.D. has revealed that the wide variety of  ingredients 
used to make Nordic grog ranged from local fruits, grains, herbs and  spices 
to grape wine imported from southern or central Europe.  "
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/28731

Jim  Chevallier

"Spices in France in the Dark  Ages"
http://leslefts.blogspot.com/2014/01/spices-in-french-dark-ages.html