Today's random fact

[Fritzo]

These are some real beverages that were popular in taverns in the 1700's:

Whistlebelly Vengence: Spoiled beer, boiled with molasses and rye bread, served hot.

Cock Ale: Chicken soup and beer

Metheglin: Spiced meed (honey and water). Sometimes it was medicated as it was considered a cold remedy.

Aleberry: Ale boild with sugar, spices, and chuncks of leftover bread.

Egg Pop: Eggs blended with brandy, sugar, and ale (Egg Nog is a holdover from this drink)

Sack Posset (My Favorite!): Clots of curdled milk mixed into ale or wine.

No wonder the average life expectancy in the 1700's was only 39.7!

 

[Quasmo]

gross. :beer:

 

[Kadarin]

Popular in taverns where, exactly?

 

[PottedMeat]

Whats wrong with the spiced mead?

A lot of those sound like dares that made it to the menus heh.

 

[Squisher]

I think the Whistlebelly Vengence has more to do with what is going to happen in a few hours after you drink it.

 

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: Kadarin
Popular in taverns where, exactly?

These were popular in Britain as well as in the US Colonies.

 

[Bateluer]

I'm guessing those were more popular in taverns among the serfs and peasants.

 

[potato28]

Originally posted by: Fritzo

Originally posted by: Kadarin
Popular in taverns where, exactly?

These were popular in Britain as well as in the US Colonies.

Basically everywheres the British were.

 

[theprodigalrebel]

Originally posted by: Squisher
I think the Whistlebelly Vengence has more to do with what is going to happen in a few hours after you drink it.

Hahaha, I like that word. Whistlebelly! Man, what a gasser.

 

[Captante]

Sack Posset (My Favorite!): Clots of curdled milk mixed into ale or wine. ?!? :Q


Spiced Mead is delecious though.

 

[DainBramaged]

I'd try Egg Pop