Cocktail recipe in homer plus snack

fibi ducks

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Reading the Iliad I found that Nestor's female captive makes the guys a drink from wine, grated goats cheese and barley meal. With it she serves a snack of onion.

Does anyone have any idea how this drink might be made so that it's pallatable?
Onion can become quite pleasant if its chopped and then soaked in water which removes the harshness.
 

fibi ducks

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ps -

there's also pale honey involved. but then its not said that this is put in along with the barley meal or grated cheese into the wine, so it seems to be part of the relish. That would mean a relsih of onion and honey. I'll try this.
also, i'm guessing the wine is red because i imagine that in those days there was no white or rose. maybe i think this because of the phrase "wine dark sea" - for the obvious reason... But does anyone know either way?

cheers FD
 
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