[MR] Strange SCA Drinks

[Shane B]

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA


>I recall the second war I went to in Caid (High Desert War), back in 
>AS (umm...<shudder>) XXIV...
>
>I was fighting with the Cannae Belorum (now renamed the Canis Belli) 
>of the Stronghold of Dun Na Fianna Mara - during the evenings, we 
>crawled the camp, and this became truer as the night passed with a 
>gallon jug of "Bug Juice", the non-alcoholic part of it was a type 
>of powdered drink that was lime green in color, and then an 
>extensive amount of different alcohols were blended in (for some 
>strange reason, noone in the group recalls what was put in...) And a 
>glowstick was added in, accidentally, it was dropped in when it 
>strated getting dark and we needed a light source...WOW!  I do 
>recall travelling from camp to camp following the bouncing , oddly 
>seductive green glow emanating from jug.
>
>It's presence and taste earned us many, many, MANY filled (and 
>re-re-re filled) tankards of whatever else was around the campsite 
>we entered in response to our sharing it...
>
>I think it may be that glowing jug so many years ago is responsible 
>for my two favorite Viking games being, "Drink this!" and "What's in your mug?"
>
>Dughall-Eoghann LeGrannd
>Shire of Spiaggia Levantina