Regarding the original recipes for Mead. I have one that is published by a
group of folks called
The Society for Creative Anachronisms ( google search)

A former sales colleague is involved with them in Montana. They dress up
and live as King Arthur and his Court. They publish a series of books for
living in that era and two of them are in making Mead and Beer. great
reading too.
Joe

"Mike D'Brewer" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> "Chris" <rrufiange@cfl.rr.com> wrote in message
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> > Ever since my first bottle I've been hooked!
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> > However, after experimenting with various recipes, I've gotten to wonder[/color]
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> > mead was brewed in the old days (old days meaning Viking Age).
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> > Anyone have a recipe which doesn't involve materials or ingredients
> > unfamiliar to the period? Looking for something I can make the same[/color][/color]
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> > way the Norsemen did, if possible.[/color]
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> Go over to rec.crafts.meadmaking and search the archives. Someone a while
> back had a thread on "Viking Mead" or something to that effect. If you[/color]
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> Beer here,
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> Mike
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