To: pepsionice
Ale travelled better than fresh water on those long trips, and had nutritional content too.
8 posted on
11/21/2018 6:37:52 AM PST by
jdsteel
(Americans are Dreamers too!!!)
To: jdsteel
"Ale travelled better than fresh water on those long trips, and had nutritional content too." In 1620 the whole concept of "fresh water" was problematic at best.
31 posted on
11/21/2018 8:09:42 AM PST by
Joe 6-pack
(Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
To: jdsteel
Up until the advent of running water, alcoholic beverages were considered to be far safer, and were consumed in large quantities by all age groups.
Especially in the American Colonies...
43 posted on
11/21/2018 9:40:50 AM PST by
rlmorel
(Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
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