medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Jean de Joinville in his Life of St. Louis says that Louis told him he
should mix his wine with water. If I remember correctly the justification
was based on health rather than religion.
John
On Wed, 28 Feb 2007, Thomas Izbicki wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
> Wine in the South & on the high table. Ale for the rest in the North.
> They were still drinking ale for breakfast in the Colonial era in North
> America. Tea & Coffee had hit London, but they were luxuries over
> here.
>
> Does anyone know whether they watered wine before serving in the Middle
> ages, as the ancient Greeks did?
>
> Tom Izbicki
>
> Thomas Izbicki
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