Colonial Army Rations: Beer Every Day! - Spruce Beer In Early America
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Hand-picked by a BrighterTube curator · found via Reddit r/AskCulinary thread: What are some of the best cooking channels on YouTube? · 85% confidenceExplains why colonial armies issued spruce beer every day, drawing on ration records, then brews a period recipe; Townsends' 18th-century reconstructions are carefully sourced.
What you'll learn
Colonial army rations and why spruce beer was issued daily, with a period recipe.
Video by Townsends, played through YouTube's embedded player.
Part of Beer in the 18th and 19th Centuries, Historical Drinks
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