How would you measure ritual:function ratio of beverage traditions (tea, coffee, wine, scotch, bourbon, beer, soda, water) @sarahdoingthing
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@vgr alcohol is also useful and dangerous; ritualization uses alcohol's properties for social benefit while tempering danger -
@vgr how much is the drug and how much the ritual? with caffeine in good oolong tea they multiply, so a bit more complicated than a % - 3 more replies
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@sarahdoingthing as an aside, I wonder if any of the anise drinks (pastis, arak, etc) served the purpose of water purification -
@blue_traveler anything you have to boil (tisane like that, tea) - not sure if those are boiled - 7 more replies
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