Guest guest Posted November 23, 2000 Report Share Posted November 23, 2000 Sunshine, you have done something no-one has ever managed to do in my lifetime... <br><br>I'm assuming porter is an alcoholic drink... but I don't know what it is. And worse still, I HAVEN'T DRUNK IT. <br><br>My reputation is in tatters. <br><br>Yours in shame, LouLou. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2000 Report Share Posted November 23, 2000 Huh! I always wondered how it was "porter" got applied to certain kinds of beer.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2000 Report Share Posted November 23, 2000 as long as we are getting enlightened, why is stout called stout?<br><br>when i was a medical student, we had some med students from ireland stay with us for a few months. we were talking about some of the differences in post operative care between there and here. here, after surgery, it is common to gradually advance a diet--from sips of water to a diet of clear liquids, then a soft diet--tapioca, etc., then finally solid food. <br>there, the intermediate step between clear liquids and solid food was stout! i thought at the time they we having me on but others have since told me the same thing. so, if you're gonna have abdominal surgery, get it in great britain--although i've heard that with their form of socialized medicine, you may be on the waiting list for quite a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2000 Report Share Posted November 23, 2000 Hey that's a great story. Actually, laugh as you will, but beer, especially dark beer (and NOT swill like Bud, et al) has nutrients. Trappist monks would fast for 40 days and 40 nights on beer alone! Basically, beer is liquid bread with an added bonus of B vitamins.<br><br>Stout, which actually came after porter, probably got its name from its description. I am guessing here, but because "stout" means bulky, strong, thick, bold, solid, and substantial...well, you get the picture! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 24, 2000 Report Share Posted November 24, 2000 Irish Miso--that's so cute. Although I'll keep my Guiness out of my soup, thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 24, 2000 Report Share Posted November 24, 2000 and maybe keep the tofu out of your stout too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 24, 2000 Report Share Posted November 24, 2000 Yes, that would be "Seitanical."<br><br>oh, that's bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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