| I suspect beer making goes back into prehistory. | | | | beer, place into cavity of a whole chicken and bake) |
| That's in part due to the fact that as far back as the | | | | as is beer bread. The yeast and the foam in the beer |
| sixth millennium B.C., records show a recipe for | | | | act as leavening, making quick breads rise properly. |
| making it. It's half a prayer, but the prayer contains | | | | If you have an invasion of slugs in your garden, set |
| complete instructions for producing this potent | | | | out little dishes of beer around it. It;s at least it's |
| potable. The location is Ancient Iraq. | | | | more humane than salt. When they've been dealt |
| Beer itself (or the evidence of it) dates back to | | | | with, you can pour the remains onto brown areas of |
| around three thousand B.C. in Iran. European sites in | | | | your lawn to improve them. On the other hand, if |
| about the same era have also been discovered, | | | | you're planning on barbecuing, you could simply set |
| though it is thought that was for personal | | | | them around the perimeter of your patio to attract |
| consumption, not sale or trade. | | | | bees and keep them from pestering you. |
| Around the seventh century A.D., monasteries were | | | | Minor stomach upsets (in adults only) may be |
| producing and selling it to the public, but it still wasn't | | | | soothed by the carbonation in beer. Of course, if you |
| on a large scale. It took the Industrial Revolution to | | | | have an ulcer or other serious stomach problems, |
| turn beer into a beverage for the masses. | | | | you'll want to skip that one. |
| Most people look at beer (and the cousins, ale and | | | | For me, I think one of beer's best uses is as a hair |
| stout) as a beverage, however that's not everything | | | | highlighter and enhancer. After shampooing your hair, |
| beer can be used for. In fact, it has many other uses. | | | | pour the beer over it, let it sit for a couple of |
| Cooking with beer isn't that much of a leap from | | | | minutes, then rinse it out. You might be surprised at |
| using it as a beverage, but there are several tasty | | | | the results. |
| ways to use it. Beer can chicken is quite good (open | | | | |
