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On 4/19/18 6:33 PM, wrote:
> On Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at 11:03:56 PM UTC-4,
> wrote:
>> On Wed, 18 Apr 2018 17:23:40 -0700 (PDT), lenona wrote:
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>>> "Early American Beverages were overwhelmingly alcoholic
>>
>> Because they DIDN'T have easy access to clean water.
>
> I know, but one thing puzzles me. Any detailed account of the
> Mayflower voyage says that even the children had to drink beer after
> a while. Wouldn't everyone have been close to dying of thirst as a
> result, by the time they landed? (Alcohol is very diuretic, for those
> who don't know.)
>
>
> Lenona.
>

fermentation is a great way to "preserve" food
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