Post by Blair on Apr 1, 2013 8:17:35 GMT -5
Ale - served in North
The Forkbeard himself now, from a wooden keg, poured a great tankard of ale, which must have been of the measure of five gallons. Over this he then closed his fist. It was the sign of the hammer, the sign of Thor. The tankard then, with two great bronze handles, was passed from hands to hands among the rowers. The men threw back their heads and, the liquid spilling down their bodies, drank ale. It was the victory ale.
---Marauders of Gor, p 82
At the tables, lifting ale and knives to the Forkbeard were more than a thousand men.
---Marauders of Gor, p 194
Bazi Tea - served in Tahari
Make me tea,' I said." "...'Is it ready?' I asked. I looked at the tiny copper kettle on the small stand. A tiny kaiila-dung fire burned under it. A small, heavy, curved glass was nearby, on a flat box, which would hold some two ounces of the tea. Bazi tea is drunk in tiny glasses, usually three at a time, carefully measured. She did not make herself tea, of course."...... "She lifted the kettle from the fire and, carefully, poured me a tiny glass of tea. I took the glass."
page 139, Tribesman of Gor
Tea is extremely important to the nomads. It is served hot and heavily sugared. It gives them strength then, in virtue of the sugar, and cools them, by making them sweat, as well as stimulating them. It is drunk three small cups at a time, carefully measured.
pg. 38 Tribesman of Gor
Black wine - grown in Thentis, not traded but seen served in several cities anywayChocolate
"This is warmed choclate," I said, pleased. It was very rich and creamy.
"yes Mistress," said the girl.
"It is very good," I said.
"Thank you, Mistress," she said.
"is it from Earth?" I asked.
"Not directly," shae said. "Many things here, of course, ultimately have an Earth orgin. It is not imporbable that the beans from which the first cacao trees on this world wer grown were brought from Earth."
"Do the trees grow near here?" I asked.
"No, Mistress," she said. "We obtain the beans, from which the chocolate is made, from Cosian merchants, who, in turn optain them in the tropics."
Kajira of Gor; page 61
Kalana Wine - available across much of Gor
Kalda - popular with lower castesKalda is a hot drink, almost scalding, made of diluted kalana wine, mixed with citrus juices and stinging spices. I did not care much for the mouth warming concoction, but it was popular with some of the lower castes, particularly those whom performed strenuous manual labor. I expected its popularity was due more to its capacity to warm a man and stick to his ribs, and to its cheapness ( a poor grade of Ka-la-na wine being used in its brewing) than to any gustatory excellence. ~ Moreover, where there was Kal-da there should be bread and meat.
book 2 pg 76
Larma Juice and Various other Kinds
I purchased some larma juice for a tarsk bit. "Is it cool," I asked. "Yes," she said.
Mercenaries of Gor, pg 257
Mead - served in the North
In the north generally, mead, a drink made with fermented honey and water, and often spices and such, tends to be favored over paga.
---Vagabonds of Gor, p 16
'Here Jarl, said Thyri, again handing me the horn. It was filled with the mead of Torvaldsland, brewed from fermented, honey, thick and sweet.
---Marauders of Gor, p 90
Bera went to the next man, to fill his cup with the mead, from the heavy hot tankard, gripped with cloth, which she carried.
---Marauders of Gor, p 78
Milk
When the meat was ready, Kamchak ate his fill, and drank down, too, a flagon of bosk milk
---Nomads of Gor, p 139
... kaiila milk, like verr milk, is used by the peoples of the Tahari; it is reddish and has a strong salty taste, features which one supposes are connected with some sort of climatological adaptation; it has a high iron content; men do not drink it unless water is plentiful
---Tribesmen of Gor, 4
Paga - the preferred drink of men in many cities
I decided, if worse came to worst, that I could always go to a simple paga tavern where, if those of Tharna resembled those of Ko-ro-ba and Ar, one might , curled in a rug behind the low tables, unobtrusively spend the night for the price of a pot of paga, a strong, fermented drink brewed from the yellow grains of Gors staple crop, Sa-Tarna, or Life-Daughter. The expression is related to Sa-Thassna, the expression for meat, or food in general, which means Life-Mother.Paga is a corruption of Pagar-Sa-Tarna, which means Pleasure of the Life-Daughter.
Outlaw
I thrust out the silver paga goblet, studded with rubies, and Telima, standing beside my thronelike chair, filled it."
Raiders
Rence Beer - made and consumed in the marshes by Rencers
At such times there is drinking of rence beer, steeped, boiled and fermented from the crushed seeds and the whitish pith of the plant.
---Raiders of Gor, p 18
Sul-Paga - made and consumed primarily in peasant villages.
Sul paga is, when distilled, though the sul itself is yellow, is as clear as water... the still, with its tanks and pipes, lay within the village, that of Tabuk's Ford, in which Thurnus, our host, was caste leader.
`Excellent,' said my master, sipping the Sul paga. He could have been commenting only on the potency of drink, for Sul paga is almost tasteless. One does not guzzle Sul paga. Last night one of the men had held my head back and forced me to swallow a mouthful. In moments things had gone black, and I had fallen unconscious.
"Slave Girl of Gor" pg 134
Sul paga, as anyone knew, is seldom available outside of a peasant village, where it is brewed. Sul paga would slow a tharlarion. To stay on your feet after a mouthful of Sul paga it is said one must be of the peasants, and then for several generations. And even then it is said, it is difficult to manage. There is a joke about the baby of a peasant father being born drunk nine months later.
"Slave Girl of Gor" pg 414
Ta wine
It was Ta wine, from the Ta grapes of the terraces of Cos...In the last year heavy import duties had been levied by the high council of Vonda against the wines of certain other cities, in particular against the Ka-la-nas of Ar."
page 306, Fighting Slave of Gor
Tea
From time to time the caravan stopped and, boiling water over tiny fires, we made tea."
Page 72, Tribesman of Gor
Turian Liqueur
She picked up the small tray from the stand near the table. On it was the small vessel containing a thick, sweet liqueur from distant Turia, the Ar of the south, and the two tiny glasses from which we had sipped it.
Explorers of Gor, page 10
Turian Wine
I did not much care for the sweet, syrupy wines of Turia, flavored and sugared to the point where one could almost leave one's fingerprint on their surface."
pages 83-84, Nomads of Gor
In the cafes I had feasted well. I had had verr meat, cut in chunks and threaded on a metal rod, with slices of peppers and larma, and roasted; vulo stew with raisins, nuts, onions and honey; a kort with melted cheese and nutmeg;hot Bazi tea, sugared, and, later, Turian wine.
pg. 47, Tribesman of Gor
Wines - Varied - served throughout much of Gor
Wine, incidentally, is often mixed with water in Gorean homes. This is primarily because of the potency of many Gorean wines."
page 235, Guardsman of Gor
The first wine, a light white wine, was being deferentially served..."
page 276, Fighting Slave of Gor
In a Gorean supper in a house of wealth, in the course of the supper, with varied courses, eight to ten wines might be served, each suitably and congruously matched with respect to texture and bouquet not only to one another but to the accompanying portions of food."
page 277, Fighting Slave of Gor
The Forkbeard himself now, from a wooden keg, poured a great tankard of ale, which must have been of the measure of five gallons. Over this he then closed his fist. It was the sign of the hammer, the sign of Thor. The tankard then, with two great bronze handles, was passed from hands to hands among the rowers. The men threw back their heads and, the liquid spilling down their bodies, drank ale. It was the victory ale.
---Marauders of Gor, p 82
At the tables, lifting ale and knives to the Forkbeard were more than a thousand men.
---Marauders of Gor, p 194
Bazi Tea - served in Tahari
Make me tea,' I said." "...'Is it ready?' I asked. I looked at the tiny copper kettle on the small stand. A tiny kaiila-dung fire burned under it. A small, heavy, curved glass was nearby, on a flat box, which would hold some two ounces of the tea. Bazi tea is drunk in tiny glasses, usually three at a time, carefully measured. She did not make herself tea, of course."...... "She lifted the kettle from the fire and, carefully, poured me a tiny glass of tea. I took the glass."
page 139, Tribesman of Gor
Tea is extremely important to the nomads. It is served hot and heavily sugared. It gives them strength then, in virtue of the sugar, and cools them, by making them sweat, as well as stimulating them. It is drunk three small cups at a time, carefully measured.
pg. 38 Tribesman of Gor
Black wine - grown in Thentis, not traded but seen served in several cities anywayChocolate
"This is warmed choclate," I said, pleased. It was very rich and creamy.
"yes Mistress," said the girl.
"It is very good," I said.
"Thank you, Mistress," she said.
"is it from Earth?" I asked.
"Not directly," shae said. "Many things here, of course, ultimately have an Earth orgin. It is not imporbable that the beans from which the first cacao trees on this world wer grown were brought from Earth."
"Do the trees grow near here?" I asked.
"No, Mistress," she said. "We obtain the beans, from which the chocolate is made, from Cosian merchants, who, in turn optain them in the tropics."
Kajira of Gor; page 61
Kalana Wine - available across much of Gor
Kalda - popular with lower castesKalda is a hot drink, almost scalding, made of diluted kalana wine, mixed with citrus juices and stinging spices. I did not care much for the mouth warming concoction, but it was popular with some of the lower castes, particularly those whom performed strenuous manual labor. I expected its popularity was due more to its capacity to warm a man and stick to his ribs, and to its cheapness ( a poor grade of Ka-la-na wine being used in its brewing) than to any gustatory excellence. ~ Moreover, where there was Kal-da there should be bread and meat.
book 2 pg 76
Larma Juice and Various other Kinds
I purchased some larma juice for a tarsk bit. "Is it cool," I asked. "Yes," she said.
Mercenaries of Gor, pg 257
Mead - served in the North
In the north generally, mead, a drink made with fermented honey and water, and often spices and such, tends to be favored over paga.
---Vagabonds of Gor, p 16
'Here Jarl, said Thyri, again handing me the horn. It was filled with the mead of Torvaldsland, brewed from fermented, honey, thick and sweet.
---Marauders of Gor, p 90
Bera went to the next man, to fill his cup with the mead, from the heavy hot tankard, gripped with cloth, which she carried.
---Marauders of Gor, p 78
Milk
When the meat was ready, Kamchak ate his fill, and drank down, too, a flagon of bosk milk
---Nomads of Gor, p 139
... kaiila milk, like verr milk, is used by the peoples of the Tahari; it is reddish and has a strong salty taste, features which one supposes are connected with some sort of climatological adaptation; it has a high iron content; men do not drink it unless water is plentiful
---Tribesmen of Gor, 4
Paga - the preferred drink of men in many cities
I decided, if worse came to worst, that I could always go to a simple paga tavern where, if those of Tharna resembled those of Ko-ro-ba and Ar, one might , curled in a rug behind the low tables, unobtrusively spend the night for the price of a pot of paga, a strong, fermented drink brewed from the yellow grains of Gors staple crop, Sa-Tarna, or Life-Daughter. The expression is related to Sa-Thassna, the expression for meat, or food in general, which means Life-Mother.Paga is a corruption of Pagar-Sa-Tarna, which means Pleasure of the Life-Daughter.
Outlaw
I thrust out the silver paga goblet, studded with rubies, and Telima, standing beside my thronelike chair, filled it."
Raiders
Rence Beer - made and consumed in the marshes by Rencers
At such times there is drinking of rence beer, steeped, boiled and fermented from the crushed seeds and the whitish pith of the plant.
---Raiders of Gor, p 18
Sul-Paga - made and consumed primarily in peasant villages.
Sul paga is, when distilled, though the sul itself is yellow, is as clear as water... the still, with its tanks and pipes, lay within the village, that of Tabuk's Ford, in which Thurnus, our host, was caste leader.
`Excellent,' said my master, sipping the Sul paga. He could have been commenting only on the potency of drink, for Sul paga is almost tasteless. One does not guzzle Sul paga. Last night one of the men had held my head back and forced me to swallow a mouthful. In moments things had gone black, and I had fallen unconscious.
"Slave Girl of Gor" pg 134
Sul paga, as anyone knew, is seldom available outside of a peasant village, where it is brewed. Sul paga would slow a tharlarion. To stay on your feet after a mouthful of Sul paga it is said one must be of the peasants, and then for several generations. And even then it is said, it is difficult to manage. There is a joke about the baby of a peasant father being born drunk nine months later.
"Slave Girl of Gor" pg 414
Ta wine
It was Ta wine, from the Ta grapes of the terraces of Cos...In the last year heavy import duties had been levied by the high council of Vonda against the wines of certain other cities, in particular against the Ka-la-nas of Ar."
page 306, Fighting Slave of Gor
Tea
From time to time the caravan stopped and, boiling water over tiny fires, we made tea."
Page 72, Tribesman of Gor
Turian Liqueur
She picked up the small tray from the stand near the table. On it was the small vessel containing a thick, sweet liqueur from distant Turia, the Ar of the south, and the two tiny glasses from which we had sipped it.
Explorers of Gor, page 10
Turian Wine
I did not much care for the sweet, syrupy wines of Turia, flavored and sugared to the point where one could almost leave one's fingerprint on their surface."
pages 83-84, Nomads of Gor
In the cafes I had feasted well. I had had verr meat, cut in chunks and threaded on a metal rod, with slices of peppers and larma, and roasted; vulo stew with raisins, nuts, onions and honey; a kort with melted cheese and nutmeg;hot Bazi tea, sugared, and, later, Turian wine.
pg. 47, Tribesman of Gor
Wines - Varied - served throughout much of Gor
Wine, incidentally, is often mixed with water in Gorean homes. This is primarily because of the potency of many Gorean wines."
page 235, Guardsman of Gor
The first wine, a light white wine, was being deferentially served..."
page 276, Fighting Slave of Gor
In a Gorean supper in a house of wealth, in the course of the supper, with varied courses, eight to ten wines might be served, each suitably and congruously matched with respect to texture and bouquet not only to one another but to the accompanying portions of food."
page 277, Fighting Slave of Gor