tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426485731280552659.post4590605845786757727..comments2024-01-22T09:59:19.371-08:00Comments on Life in the Middle Ages: Sweet Middle AgesC. Dale Brittainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059138536172925502noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426485731280552659.post-79118327982552693832015-04-13T07:56:34.307-07:002015-04-13T07:56:34.307-07:00I haven't seen any mention of carob in medieva...I haven't seen any mention of carob in medieval sources. Honey and of course fruit itself was the chief source of sweetness. (We've bred strawberries to be enormous, but little wild berries are still sweeter.)C. Dale Brittainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02059138536172925502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426485731280552659.post-20656191663671852202015-04-12T18:59:03.795-07:002015-04-12T18:59:03.795-07:00If I may ask a question: What about carob? I know ...If I may ask a question: What about carob? I know the ancient egyptians used the pod as a sweetener. And the medieval europeans? They used the carob? Or another sweetener besides honey?Licorne Negrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01482272946045965604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426485731280552659.post-8524816988999563912015-02-19T11:33:53.651-08:002015-02-19T11:33:53.651-08:00Honey was so important; I have read that at this t...Honey was so important; I have read that at this time it was a crime to steal another man's BEARD and amazing enough, the 'beard' under discussion was the honey comb itself. Left by themselves, bees make a honeycomb that reduces in size so that it tapers. A beard obviously. kathleen siscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07165559380572131293noreply@blogger.com