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[SunkenCiv]

Brock University professor anxious to dive on Iron Age shipwreck
The Standard (St. Catharine’s Ontario) | Saturday, December 29, 2007 | Samantha Craggs
Posted on 12/29/2007 6:52:12 PM PST by SunkenCiv
14 posted on 01/02/2008 10:56:06 PM PST by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1945781/posts?page=14#14

[snip] Apropos of nothing, I re-watched that Helen of Troy documentary with Bettany Hughes; she and an archaeologist discussed the analysis of some Mycenaean jars which had been used for a mixture of retsina, barley beer, and honey mead. So of course they had to try it, and both praised the flavor. Of course, it must be pretty potent. Maybe this is what Homeric characters were doing when they’re described as “mingling wine” (it’s generally thought it refers to dilution with water). [end]

[SunkenCiv]

barley beer honey mead retsina

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	Gods Graves Glyphs	The article is from 1999, but it appears to not have been posted. I plan to try this mixture on some friends at a Halloween party. To all -- please ping me to other topics which are appropriate for the GGG list. GGG managers are SunkenCiv, StayAt HomeMother, and Ernest_at_the_Beach
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[Tainan]

Sounds like some "Party Punch" was gettin' mixed up by the ol' boys.

[Billthedrill]

The ancient Greeks wore bronze jockstraps and went at on another with spears on blazing summer days. If that isn't evidence of serious retsina abuse I don't know what is.

Retsina:

WORST

HANGOVER

EVER

[NaughtiusMaximus]

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