QuoteReplyTopic: Help with a sci-fi novel passage Posted: 16-Jan-2006 at 14:56
Hi,
I am piecing together a story that's set on this planet that has a fantasy backdrop similar to medieval Europe - strange, but true!
I was going to post a link to a passage, but would that be considered "spam"? I'd like to know if there's a non-alcoholic drink that was popular with food in medieval times?
Someone else just asked me that same question a few days ago. Well, here's a website showing all the non-alcoholic beverages of the middle ages. It's a start for your research. Hope it helps! Good luck!
Also, there was "mulled wine" which dates back to medieval times, when it was considered to be a very healthy beverage. The word "mulled" simply means heated and spiced.
Edited by morticia
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Trust in God: She will provide." -- Emmeline Pankhurst
In ancient and medieval times alcoholic drinks were preferred because
they were antiseptic and thus didn't contain the many waterborn
diseases, parasites etc... Fresh milk was too valuable to drink
and, in many places, unboiled water was simply too dangerous to drink.
Most people in Western Europe drunk 'small beer' or similar. This
was just a weak beer (no added source od sugar and no secondary
fewrmentation) but the boiling, fermentation etc killed the bacteria
and parasites. In the Mediterranian regions wine and water (cheap
local wines that were heavy and resinous mixed with water) or 'vinegar'
(sour wine mixed with water) were drunk.
Historical records show very high consumption of alcoholic drinks throughout the period..
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