This hobbyist reference shelf sorts historical drinks by type, explains terms such as melomel and cyser, and sends readers from recipes to a substantial bibliography. It distinguishes periods instead of pretending everyone drank the same ‘medieval’ beverage. Enthusiasm, citations, and strong opinions: a research library that happened to live on someone’s homepage.
Original index: https://myplace.frontier.com/~mshapiro_42/calcohol.html
Full Switchboard article: https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/ancient-web-a-2001-meadery-catalogued-medieval-drinks-by-recipe-and-source/
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Original index: https://myplace.frontier.com/~mshapiro_42/calcohol.html
Full Switchboard article: https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/ancient-web-a-2001-meadery-catalogued-medieval-drinks-by-recipe-and-source/
#ancientweb #foodhistory #medievalhistory #homebrewing
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