is for beer.
Gotta love mankind for that. I ran across this little guy wen I did a research project on Home Brewing. I wanted to know a little about the history, and methodology behind making beer itself, and this is one thing I found...
This recipe is the oldest surviving recipe for beer made from barley via bread in a poem about the patron brewing goddess Ninkasi, Sumerian circa 3900 b.c.
Ninkasi, you are the one who bakes the bappir in the big oven,
Puts in order the piles of hulled grains,
You are the one who waters the malt set on the ground...
You are the one who holds with both hands the great sweet wort...
Ninkasi, you are the one who pours out the filtered beer of the collector vat,
It is [like] the onrush of Tigris and Euphrates
*single tear*
that was beautiful.
And this ancient poem/recipe also reminded me that I need to get on the ball with this home brewing business!!! I haven't brewed since the beginning of the year, and there is no excuse for that. So anyone interested in learning the process can come and join me for some brew and "Q" this coming week(most likely Tuesday evening). We'll cook some grub, make a batch of something even old Ninkasi would be proud of, and put a few back in the process.
More coming up on beer and food relations in the near future my skinny pals,
mk
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