>>Booze, tobacco, and sugar are the top three trade items in history.<<
Who needs tobacco and sugar?
;)
(yes, I know sugar is what we cook with...)
Sugar is what yeastie beasties convert into alchohol. In whatever form, grape sugar for wine, malted barley sugar for beer, cane sugar for rum, corn sugar for (standing, hat in hand) Tennesee Sour Mash.
As far as tobacco goes, you might want to have some on hand to trade for booze. ;)
/johnny