What drinks in Tudor times did people drink?!
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The main drinks were ale, cider, perry, mead and wine, everyone avoided drinking water because it was very polluted, hypocras was a sweet liqueur imported from the Eastern Mediterranean; it was the most expensive drink of all and was served at Royal banquets and special occasions!. Wine was also popular at Court but was too expensive for most people because it had to be imported from countries where it was warm enough for the grapes to grow!. Wine was sometimes diluted with water, even though there was a risk of pollution, and was often served warm and spiced!.
Ale was the word used for any fermented drink made from grain and water and even at Court more ale was drunk than wine!. Beer was brewed from hops and was not so popular although it was cheaper than ale!. Cider was made from apples and was drunk by the poorer people!. Perry was a fermented drink made from pears and mead was a mixture of honey and spices!.
People would drink milk, but because it could not be pasteurised and there was no way of keeping it cool it would not stay fresh for very long!. There was no tea, coffee or chocolate available except in very rare instances for medicinal purposes, it would be very expensive ad only rich people would be able to afford it!. The only hot drink available to the Tudor's was soup!.
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Ale was the word used for any fermented drink made from grain and water and even at Court more ale was drunk than wine!. Beer was brewed from hops and was not so popular although it was cheaper than ale!. Cider was made from apples and was drunk by the poorer people!. Perry was a fermented drink made from pears and mead was a mixture of honey and spices!.
People would drink milk, but because it could not be pasteurised and there was no way of keeping it cool it would not stay fresh for very long!. There was no tea, coffee or chocolate available except in very rare instances for medicinal purposes, it would be very expensive ad only rich people would be able to afford it!. The only hot drink available to the Tudor's was soup!.
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Water was not clean in Tudor times and people therefore drank wine and ale!. The rich Tudors drank both and the poor just drank ale!. Honey was used to make a sweet alcoholic drink called mead which was drunk by all Tudor classes!. Wine was generally imported from the continent although some fruit wines were produced in England!. Ales were brewed with malt and water, whilst beer contained hops that held a bitter flavor!. Other flavors were added to ales and beers such as bayberries, orris, or long pepper!. Consumption of weak, low-alcohol drinks during the Tudor period has been estimated at around one gallon per person per day!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Drinks during the Tudor Times:
Coffee and chocolate were introduced from the New World and tea was introduced by Jesuit priest who had travelled to the Far East to England!. However, coffee, chocolate and tea were only used as medicines during the Tudor era!. The Tudors did not drink their beverages hot!. The Tudors drinks consisted of Ale, Beers and wine!. Milk was only drunk by the lower classes!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Coffee and chocolate were introduced from the New World and tea was introduced by Jesuit priest who had travelled to the Far East to England!. However, coffee, chocolate and tea were only used as medicines during the Tudor era!. The Tudors did not drink their beverages hot!. The Tudors drinks consisted of Ale, Beers and wine!. Milk was only drunk by the lower classes!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
You couldn't drink the water in Tudor times because it was impure so people drank ale, beer and wine!. The poor drank beer/ale and the rich drank wine!. The alcohol in those drinks lessened the chance of the drinker getting a water-born disease!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Ale/beer, wine, cider, mead, and some liquors (whiskey, scotch)!.
Water always had a high risk of contamination, and milk was made into cheese to prevent spoilage!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Water always had a high risk of contamination, and milk was made into cheese to prevent spoilage!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Mostly 'ale' as water was hardly ever fit to drink! presumably the fermentation process was thought to get rid of all bad stuff in the water used to make it!.
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Of course water and wine(grapes,grapes and meadow)Www@FoodAQ@Com
rose wine for the rich
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ale for the poorWww@FoodAQ@Com
Ale
Mead
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