[MR] wow.... just wow

[Stefan li Rous]

<<< [F]Rom the looks of it , a lot of disilled drinks were mnufactured by monesteries and convents in europe for medicinal purposes. Yes whole industire grew put of that but....im just sayin... >>>

I'm not sure what you are just saying. However, yes, the early cordials were made by monasteries and thought of as medicinals. But then many monasteries were brewing beer as well.

For a bit more on this, see these files in the BEVERAGES section of the Florilegium:

bev-distilled-msg(142K) 10/25/09 Medieval distilled beverages. Distilling.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/BEVERAGES/bev-distilled-msg.html

cordials-msg (157K) 12/ 1/09 Period cordials and liqueurs. SCA creations.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/BEVERAGES/cordials-msg.html

Stefan

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