You have to keep in mind that in the time period in question beer or weak wine w...

		bzbarsky on Sept 8, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Dear Dad, Send Money – Letters from Students in th... You have to keep in mind that in the time period in question beer or weak wine was what you drank when you were thirsty a lot of the time. Safe drinking water was hard to come by.