tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post3314655372419515263..comments2024-03-28T18:32:05.933-04:00Comments on bensozia: The Myth of Pepper and Rotten FoodJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-34695729346486731212015-03-10T20:55:53.645-04:002015-03-10T20:55:53.645-04:00There are no medieval sources that describe this; ...There are no medieval sources that describe this; the idea is a modern invention. Medieval people did not know that drinking pure-looking water could make you sick, since they did not know about microbes. Presumably they did not like bad-tasting or cloudy water, so where good drinking water was not available -- perhaps in larger cities or port towns -- some people may have drunk beer because the water was nasty.<br /><br />But mainly medieval people drank beer and wine because they liked it, and liked being drunk.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-28077466406106808512015-03-10T11:19:46.767-04:002015-03-10T11:19:46.767-04:00What are your thoughts on the commonly cited drink...What are your thoughts on the commonly cited drinking of beer as a safeguard to unsafe drinking water? Does this have any foundation in fact?Kpgooghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00270609696502839431noreply@blogger.com