Well found, Patricia. Here's another on mead and fermented drinks in
general, although it doesn't mention vinegar:

http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/drink.shtml


--- In norse_course@yahoogroups.com, "Patricia Wilson"
<originalpatricia@...> wrote:

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> Here's more
> Enjoy
> Patricia
>
> http://www.geocities.com/ravensteadhousehold/rsnorsefood.htm
>
> -------Original Message-------
>
> From: Patricia Wilson
> Date: 03/02/2007 17:58:25
> To: norse_course@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [norse_course] vinegar in norse sources
>
> http://bjornsson.crosswinds.net/sca/danr_as/pickle/pickle.htm
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> This speaks of Mead Vinegar - should be of some use - they drank

mead but I

> am not really sure if there was much left - to turn to Vinegar, I

believe it

> got swallowed before it was past it's sell-by date
> Patricia
> thank you for your kind wishes
>
>
> -------Original Message-------
>
> From: Stefano Mazza
> Date: 03/02/2007 17:37:58
> To: norse_course@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [norse_course] vinegar in norse sources
>
> Hello Everybody
>
> I know that this goes a little off topic, but for a forthcoming
> publication in which I'm involved, I would like to ask if anybody knows
> something about vinegar making and its use in norse sources. I've
> started to search something but I wasn't able to find anything about
> this theme. I wonder, anyway, that a culture with a strong knowledge of
> mead, ale and wine making must also be aware of vinegar and acetic
> fermentation, but evidently it was of scarce interest for the ancient
> scandinavian people, even for medical purposes.
> I'll keep searching on my own, but I think that maybe someone of you can
> help me.
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Stefano
> Chiacchiera con i tuoi amici in tempo reale!
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