Oh, how things have changed in 180 years!
On Beer Making:
Little children, that do not work, should not have beer. William Cobbett 1833 (25).
Put ’em to work then.
Adventures of an Imperfect Man In Search of a Handmade Life
Adventures of an Imperfect Man In Search of a Handmade Life
Oh, how things have changed in 180 years!
On Beer Making:
Little children, that do not work, should not have beer. William Cobbett 1833 (25).
Put ’em to work then.
Preindustrial Craftsmanship 
He must have been an admiral a sultan or a king,
and to his praises we shall always sing.
Look what he has done for us he’s filled us up with cheer!
Lord bless Charlie Mops, the man who invented beer beer beer
tiddly beer beer beer.
Beer drinking was not uncommon for kids back then. I recently read a book called Tom Brown’s Schooldays, which chronicles life in a British public school during the early 1800’s. Beer drinking seems to have been the norm, at least at school!
Yup. Damn the protestant reformation and its puritanical ways! Cobbett also rails against tea as it keeps you awake. That can’t be healthy.