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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Christopher Crockett wrote: > and of an only partially active/presumably partially contemplative adult male? > Assuming that the average contemplative monk was still more active than the average 21st century desk worker, perhaps two pounds in order to meet the daily caloric and protein requirements. Given that the monks would almost ceratinly have eaten more than bread, the pound per day specified in the Benedictine Rule is probably reasonable. This would give a minimum of roughly 60 persons supported by the monastery, assuming that most of the bread went to feed them. > my apologies to Paul Chandler, whom i previously accused of comming up with > this creative new way to brew beer from flour. Sorry, I must have switched to thinking about grain instead of flour (for reasons that I'm sure you can understand). All-in-all, though, it's probably a good thing that I've never tried home brewing. Phil Feller ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html