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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=913103222-11012001>Colors
of food and beverages do follow fashions through history. There are many
beverages in Fettiplace's and Hess's books seemingly treasured for their color,
rather than flavor.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=913103222-11012001>Why it
has to be blue and why it has to be mead I think is the personal preference of
the friend of the poster.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=913103222-11012001>Recently there was an SCA publication that discussed
various food-coloration techniques. You might be able to get a copy by writing
to the Compleat Anachronist Reprints Editor: Mistress Elisabeth MacAlester of
Kintyre, (Heather Bryden) email: <A
href="mailto:bryden@hers.com">bryden@hers.com</A> .</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=913103222-11012001>Crystal</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P><FONT size=2>--------<BR>Crystal A. Isaac<BR>"It is a miracle that curiosity
survives formal education." - Albert Einstein </FONT></P>
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<DIV align=left class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> owner-hist-brewing@rt.com
[mailto:owner-hist-brewing@rt.com]<B>On Behalf Of
</B>NeophyteSG@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 11, 2001 1:27
PM<BR><B>To:</B> hist-brewing@pbm.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: hist-brewing: Re:
blue mead<BR><BR></DIV></FONT><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT
size=2><BR>Interesting thread! It's sounding like you might want to go
back to your <BR>friend and ask the motivation behind their request. If
"it's their favorite <BR>color" ... have them choose their second favorite.
If it's to fit some <BR>historical theme, the two of you might be able
to rethink it and come up with <BR>a better (read, "doable") solution. I
confess curiosity as to what the <BR>motivation/connection is between blue and
mead or history. <BR><BR>Shawn</FONT> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>