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On Thu, 19 Apr 2018 19:18:04 -0700, ZZyXX
> wrote:

>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:
>>>
>>>
>>>> "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

Actually that is not true.... it's a great way to suffer deadly
food poisoning... you've obviously not eaten a fermented chicken
sandwich.