"Popular Drinks of the Georgian Era " Topic
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Tango01 | 05 Sep 2015 11:48 a.m. PST |
"Besides malt liquors, tea, or coffee, there were other popular drinks in the Georgian Era. Here's a list of some of the Georgian's most favorite drinks: Birch Wine. This was made from birch trees in the month of March when the sap ascended. To each gallon of sap was added honey and sugar, which was boiled together. Cloves or lemon could also be added. To every nine gallons of wine two ounces of hops were also added to create a yeast. This concoction then sat for two months before it was bottled, and two months after that, it was fit to drink…" Full text here link
Amicalement Armand |
Frederick | 05 Sep 2015 2:24 p.m. PST |
They must have had a pretty broad definition of what was "fit to drink" |
zoneofcontrol | 05 Sep 2015 8:41 p.m. PST |
Reading through that list of drinks it is easy to see why none of those people are still alive. But possibly well preserved! |
Tango01 | 06 Sep 2015 12:31 p.m. PST |
Ha!Ha!Ha!… Amicalement Armand |
tkdguy | 07 Sep 2015 5:31 p.m. PST |
My sister has tasted Orgeat and describes it as "the taste of despair." |
Covert Walrus | 10 Sep 2015 4:18 a.m. PST |
I'm trying to imagine Jane Austen's characters downing these . . . Mind you, the milder ones sound reasonable, especilaly saloop. |
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