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Monday, April 16, 2012

Hidromel

Mead a beverage is fermented on the basis of honey and water , is generally used in their production, an aspect ratio of one part of honey by two of water , but may vary depending on the recipe and the production area. Consumed since ancient times, its manufacture is prior to the wine and certainly to that of beer . Besides being consumed in Ancient Rome and Greece, other ancient cultures that consume this drink were the Celts , the Saxons and Vikings . He was also known consumption of a similar drink by the Mayans .

Pot calling the kettle black

The phrase "The pot calling the kettle black" is an idiom used to accuse a person guilty of the very thing of which they accuse another. This may or may not be hypocritical or a contradiction.

Succubus

In folklore traced back to medieval legend, a succubus (plural succubi) is a female demon appearing in dreams who takes the form of a human woman in order to seduce men, usually through sexual intercourse. The male counterpart is the incubus. Religious traditions hold that repeated intercourse with a succubus may result in the deterioration of health or even death.

Amish

The Amish (play /ˈɑːmɪʃ/ AH-mish; Pennsylvania Dutch: Amisch, German: Amische), sometimes referred to as Amish Mennonites, are a group of Christian church fellowships that form a subgroup of the Mennonite churches. The Amish are known for simple living, plain dress, and reluctance to adopt many conveniences of modern technology.

Gömböc

A gömböc (pronounced [ˈɡømbøts] in Hungarian, sometimes spelled gomboc and pronounced GOM-bock in English) is a convex three-dimensional homogeneous body which, when resting on a flat surface, has just one stable and one unstable point of equilibrium.

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Koskenkorva Viina

Koskenkorva Viina (also known simply as Koskenkorva, or Kossu) is the most common clear spirit drink (38%) in Finland, produced by Altia in the Koskenkorva distillery in Ilmajoki and bottled in Rajamäki