What did the old peasants drink?

Answer 1

Contrary to popular belief, peasants often drank water. They knew that polluted water could cause sickness, though they did not know why, so they drank water drawn from wells or springs, if they could. We know this, because the waterworks of the city of London were built during the Middle Ages, and there was commentary at the time on the fact that people who drank water from the Thames were more likely to get sick than other people. We also can observe that most manors had clean water sources, such as wells. Also, the artesian well was invented during the Middle Ages.

Peasants also drank beer, cider, and wine, as local custom dictated. They probably rarely drank mead, as it was very expensive.

Answer 2

I believe they drank beer, or mead. Many of their water supplies were contaminated, but way back in time, someone discovered that fermented

liquid made you "feel good", and the alcohol in it killed the bacteria. Basically,

beer saved the world. lol!

Answer 3

They peasants drank beer. they drunk it because the water was dirty and it had many disease. the beer clean out the system and a little of water was in the beer.

Answer 4

they drank water and milk

Answer 5

Dish water

Answer 6

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