To: Rockingham
Hops came much later, with an assist from the Protestant Reformation.
"Turkey, heresy, hops, and beer came into England all in one year."
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11/18/2019 1:07:14 PM PST by
Hiddigeigei
("Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish," said Dionysus - Euripides)
To: Hiddigeigei
Apparently, an old English proverb. I had never heard it before.
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