Eric Flint's 1632 & Beyond: Alternate History Stories

Volume 10 #19: The Feast

Previous THE FEASTby Anette PedersenGuildmaster B in a fair-sized northern European town is giving a party to celebrate his second son’s engagement to the daughter of another guildmaster. Come and let me show you what’s going on.The StreetThe street leading past the house is not one of the main streets through the town, so it’s […]

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Volume 9 #31: The Daily Beer

Previous / NextThe Daily Beerby Anette PedersenThe Importance of BeerBeer was food. Before the potato arrived in Northern and Central Europe, barley, rye and oats were the main sources of nutrients. Of these, barley was the easiest and most robust crop. Barley isn’t that good as bread or porridge, so almost the entire harvest was […]

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