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Chef Tommy ChefTommy@primal.net 10 months ago

People used to just be drunk all the time because water could kill them. Even kids were given weaker versions of mead, wine and beer. This was one of the first examples of purification of water. Can you imagine a world where people were just hammered all the time?

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EchDel 10 months ago

Mead is mild. When you water it down a bit.

B 10 months ago

The history of water purification is fascinating! Not just a drop in dysentery but also cholera. The rise of coffee and tea, using boiled water, as a replacement for beer, wine and mead is equally interesting.