The bannocks are under control. It's the brew we need help with. I suspect I have the ingredients, but not the formulation. thanks....StephenOn Sunday, October 10, 2004, at 12:09 PM, Lisbeth Jardine wrote: > Are you wanting to make a batch of bannocks or a batch of brew? Your > referent ain't clear. > > Lisbeth > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "stephen davie" > <stephen.davie@sympatico.ca> > To: <ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2004 9:53 AM > Subject: [<orcadia>] bere ale > > >> I received a while back, some bere meal, vacuum packed and mailed all >> the way from Barony Mill. People there could not have been nicer. >> The idea was to make bannocks in the style of those made by our >> forefathers. I understand that a sort of home brew or ale was made >> from this meal, or from the grain, on a house to house basis. >> Wondered how one could find the secret to making a batch. Bannocks by >> the way are great, especially with the added ingredients like a few >> blueberries or cranberries or raisins, all of which were typical. The >> bere meal has a different taste. Wondered if the ale is produced >> commercially anywhere in Scotland? >> Stephen >> >> >> ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== >> To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the >> word >> 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com >> > > > ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the > word > 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com >