Re:Were Early Modern People Perpetually Drunk? (2016)
by dpark on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @11:20PM
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> one gallon per man per day
No it wasn't. There was never a time that a whole gallon per day was a normal rum ration. It was a gallon of beer, later a half pint of rum. A half pint of strong rum is still a lot to consume every day, but it's nowhere near a gallon.
Over time it was reduced until it turned into basically a shot, and then even that was stopped.
No it wasn't. There was never a time that a whole gallon per day was a normal rum ration. It was a gallon of beer, later a half pint of rum. A half pint of strong rum is still a lot to consume every day, but it's nowhere near a gallon.
Over time it was reduced until it turned into basically a shot, and then even that was stopped.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rum_ration