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Arrow re: Egyptian Rations

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the link is invalid
weird! it's bad for me here too, but when i repeat my Google search I can get to it. here it is again. Making Beer in Ancient Egypt

if it doesn't work, try Googling "ancient Egyptian beer" and it's the second link listed.

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Originally Posted by mnsu.edu
...Beer was a very popular beverage, made from bread, the staple food in the Egyptian diet. If there was a constant supply of bread, one could guess that there was a constant supply of beer. Along with the bread flakes the beer was made with barley. The barley was left to dry, and then baked into loaves of bread. The baked barley loaves were then broken into pieces and mixed with dried grain in a large jug of water and left to ferment. Wine was a drink that was produced by the Egyptians; however, it was usually found only at the tables of the wealthy. Considering the vast majority of Egyptians were not wealthy, a vast majority of Egyptians drank beer.

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