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My wife cut-out for me a short new item from a recent issue of
<u>Chemical and Engineering News</u>. The title being:
Wholesalers (National Beer Wholesalers Association) recommend beer for
Thanksgiving. While this news item may in part be a means to
promote the sales of beer as an alternative to wine at Thanksgiving, the
last paragraph is of interest from a historical perspective.<br>
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"... The 102 Pilgrims and the crew on the <i>Mayflower</i> had
plenty of beer on board when they set sail from Southampton, England, on
Sept. 6, 1620. The Pilgrims debarked at the site later called
Plymouth on Dec. 26, 1620. They had hoped to reach Virginia, but
were running short of supplies. Pilgrim leader William Bradford
wrote in a diary entry dated Dec. 19, 1620, 'We could not now take much
time for further search...our victuals being much spent, especially our
beer.'"</html>